# S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-9: Creditors' actions limited to transfers with intent to defraud

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-9

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-9
- **Heading:** Creditors' actions limited to transfers with intent to defraud
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 55 / Chapter 16 / Section 55-16-9

## Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including chapter 54-8A , no action of any kind, including an action to enforce a judgment entered by a court or other body having adjudicative authority, may be brought at law or in equity for an attachment or other provisional remedy against property that is the subject of a qualified disposition or for avoidance of a qualified disposition unless the settlor's transfer of property was made with the intent to defraud that specific creditor. In the event of any conflict between any provision of this chapter and any provision of chapter 54-8A or any other provision of law similar to any provision of chapter 54-8A , the provisions of this chapter control and prevail.

Source: SL 2005, ch 261, § 9; SL 2008, ch 257, § 16; SL 2014, ch 226, § 21.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-2 Trust instrument defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-3 Qualified person defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-4 Persons and entities not to be considered qualified person--Appointment, removal, or replacement of co-trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-5 Service as investment trust advisor--Service as fiduciary by transferor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-6 Successor qualified person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-7 Disposition to more than one trustee--Qualified disposition even if all trustees are not qualified persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-8 Powers and rights of transferor--Effect on qualified disposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-9 Creditors' actions limited to transfers with intent to defraud](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-10 Claim of fraudulent transfer of settlor's assets--Requirements--Discovery--Transfer filing--Substantive rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-11 Disposition by transferor who is a trustee--Time of disposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-12 Creditor or other person--Rights with respect to a qualified disposition--Action against trustee, advisor, or trust preparer prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-13 Action against trustee, advisor, or preparer of trust prohibited if action by creditor would be barred--Jurisdiction--Attorneys' fees and costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 55-16-14 Multiple qualified dispositions in same trust instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T55_C16_S55-16-14.md)

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