# S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-106: Representation

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-106

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-106
- **Heading:** Representation
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 29A / Chapter 2 / Section 29A-2-106

## Text

(a) If, under § 29A-2-103(1), a decedent's intestate share or a part thereof passes "by representation" to the decedent's descendants, the estate or part thereof is divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) surviving children of the decedent, if any, and (ii) children of the decedent who failed to survive the decedent but who left descendants who survive the decedent. Each surviving child is allocated one share. The share of each child who failed to survive the decedent but who left descendants who survive the decedent is divided in the same manner, with subdivision repeating at each succeeding generation until the share is fully allocated among surviving descendants.

(b) If, under § 29A-2-103(3) or (4), a decedent's intestate estate or a part thereof passes "by representation" to the descendants of the decedent's parents or either of them or to the descendants of the decedent's paternal or maternal grandparents or either of them, the estate or part thereof is divided into as many equal shares as there are (i) children of the designated ancestor or ancestors who survived the decedent, if any, and (ii) children of the designated ancestor or ancestors who failed to survive the decedent but who left descendants who survive the decedent. Each surviving child is allocated one share. The share of each child who failed to survive the decedent but who left descendants who survive the decedent is divided in the same manner, with subdivision repeating at each succeeding generation until the share is fully allocated among surviving descendants.

Source: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-106.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-101 Intestate estate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-101.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-102 Share of the spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-102.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-103 Shares of heirs other than surviving spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-103.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-104 Requirement that heir survive decedent for 120 hours](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-104.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-105 No taker](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-105.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-106 Representation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-106.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-107 Kindred of half blood](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-107.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-108 Afterborn heirs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-108.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-109 Advancements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-109.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-110 Debts to decedent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-110.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-111 Alienage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-111.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-112 Dower and curtesy abolished](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-112.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-113 Individual related to decedent through two lines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-113.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-2-114 Parent and child relationships](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T29A_C2_S29A-2-114.md)

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