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South Dakota PROBATE COURT FINDER:
- Probate Court for Oglala Lakota County: Key information about your local probate court (Circuit Court in South Dakota) for Oglala Lakota County.
How Probate Works in South Dakota: How to handle the probate of an inheritance at Oglala Lakota County's probate court.
- Here are links to:
  - South Dakota Probate Forms and the
  - South Dakota State Probate Court Website.
Small Estates Procedures in South Dakota: Learn how to use South Dakota's Small Estate procedures that can save you time and money.
- In South Dakota, you can use an Affidavit for estates worth less than $50,000, less liens and encumbrances for real property and $100,000 for personal property.
  
  S.D. Codified Laws Ann. 29A-3-1201 and following.
  
  You can use "informal probate" regardless of the size of the estate.
  
  S.D. Codified Laws Ann. 29A-3-301.
South Dakota Estate Taxes:
- South Dakota, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Avoiding Probate in South Dakota. Find out what property bypasses probate death and goes directly to beneficiaries. such as:
- Transfer on Death Deeds (TODDs)

South Dakota Minimum Wage:
- The minimum wage in South Dakota is $11.20 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in South Dakota must be paid at least $11.20 an hour.
Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in South Dakota and whether they apply to you.
Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in South Dakota.
Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in South Dakota.
- In South Dakota, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $5.60 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $11.20 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.

MEANS TEST CALCULATOR
- for Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota (applies the state and county income and expense standards into your means test calculation. Updated with the latest median income and expense standards for May 15, 2024)
South Dakota BANKRUPTCY EXEMPTION FINDER: Search detailed listings of bankruptcy exemptions under South Dakota law and Federal law, for use in filing out Schedule C, when you file for bankruptcy.
- Federal Exemptions available in South Dakota?:
  - No. S.D. Codified Laws §§ 43-31-30, 43-45-13.
- South Dakota Homestead Exemption
  - Real property to unlimited value or mobile home (larger than 240 sq. ft. at its base and registered in state at least 6 months before filing) to unlimited value; property cannot exceed 1 acre in town or 160 acres elsewhere; sale proceeds to $30,000 ($170,000 if over age 70 or widow or widower who hasn't remarried) exempt for 1 year after sale (husband & wife may not double)
- South Dakota Vehicle Exemption
  - no specific exemption
South Dakota BANKRUPTCY COURT ESSENTIAL INFO: Get information about using your local bankruptcy court.
FREE BANKRUPTCY FORMS:
We'll tell you which bankruptcy forms you need and where to find them.