Section 33-18-16 - Claim against estate of deceased spouse or dependent.
33-18-16. Claim against estate of deceased spouse or dependent. If a deceased member of the State Veterans' Home leaves a spouse, or other dependent, the member's estate is payable to the spouse, or other dependent. Upon the death of the spouse or other dependent, the state home shall file a claim against the estate of the deceased spouse or other dependent for any claim against the estate of both the deceased husband and wife as provided in § 33-18-15. The claim is a preferred claim against the estates.
Source: SDC 1939, § 41.0215 as added by SL 1961, ch 206, § 2; SL 1965, ch 173; SL 1970, ch 191, § 7; SL 2007, ch 187, § 217.