--- title: "South Dakota Household Paperwork Bundle | MCC Solutions" description: "South Dakota household paperwork bundle: Executor and Estate Kit, Small Claims Kit, POA Signing Kit, Will Signing Kit, 30% less than separately." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/south-dakota-household-paperwork-bundle" --- Bundle # South Dakota Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (SD Executor and Estate Kit, South Dakota Small Claims Kit, South Dakota POA Signing Kit, South Dakota Will Signing Kit) South Dakota, from the official pages: The entire estate less liens and encumbrances up to $100,000 (SL 2022, ch 88). In South Dakota, small claims (Small Claims Court (Magistrate Court)) cover claims up to $12,000. Get your South Dakota power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Plan your South Dakota will signing from the state's own rules. **$57** $82 **You save $25** one time · 14-day full refund · one download · download link by email Buy now, $57 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Families in South Dakota getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims. Not the right fit if You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in South Dakota. Not a form preparation or legal service. Why it is different - 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download. - The South Dakota kits are built only from our South Dakota data files: Sources, checked November 2026: SDCL 29A-3-1201, Collection of personal property by affidavit (South Dakota Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): Probate Shortcuts in South Dakota (Nolo, updated 4/12/2024); SDCL 29A-2-502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (South Dakota Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in South Dakota (Nolo, updated September 2025); South Dakota small claims data file, checked November 2026 against SD Unified Judicial System: Small Claims Court; SD UJS: Guide to Small Claims Court; SD Unified Judicial System: File & Serve FAQs; South Dakota power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Session Laws 2020, chapter 214 (SB 148), An Act to adopt the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (South Dakota Legislature); SDCL 59-7-2.1, Principal, designation, health care (South Dakota Legislature); South Dakota will signing data file, checked November 2026 against SDCL 29A-2-502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (South Dakota Legislature); Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in South Dakota (Nolo, updated September 2025). - Every kit in the set is written for South Dakota. What is inside - **South Dakota Executor and Estate Kit.** The entire estate less liens and encumbrances up to $100,000 (SL 2022, ch 88). The personal property affidavit can't transfer real estate; when all the South Dakota real estate is worth less than $50,000, a separate affidavit is used and filed with the register of deeds in the county where the land is. Real estate has its own affidavit or petition. Named on the official pages: Informal probate. 30 days. Thirty days after the death. Signed before a notary. The successor signs the affidavit, swearing to its truthfulness, and has it notarized. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property. No official form. SDCL 29A-3-1201 prescribes no form; subsection (a) lists what the successor's affidavit must state. Informal probate: As Nolo's summary describes it: a streamlined court proceeding, available for an estate of any size, started by a written request to the probate court; once the estate qualifies, the personal representative can distribute property without every step of regular probate. Two or more witnesses, who sign in the testator's conscious presence. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 29A-2-504), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary. Recognized whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. A beneficiary may witness (Nolo, citing SDCL 29A-2-505), though disinterested witnesses are recommended. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $100,000, dates day 30 after the death and sends real estate to its own procedure. - **South Dakota Small Claims Court Kit.** In South Dakota, small claims (Small Claims Court (Magistrate Court)) cover claims up to $12,000. From the official page: SDCL 16-12C-13: small claims limit is $12,000 or less (SD Unified Judicial System); the UJS advises confirming the current maximum with the clerk of court. Where and how to file, from the official pages: County where the defendant lives or where the loss occurred. Claims can be started with the UJS Guide and File system; paper forms are also available. Fees: claims $100 or less: $24.84; claims $100.01-$1,000: $30.84; claims $1,000.01-$3,999.99: $40.84; claims $4,000-$12,000: $42.84; each additional defendant: $11.84. From the UJS Guide to Small Claims Court (footer 'UJS: 7/13/2026'). The UJS small claims page says a filing fee increase took effect July 13, 2025; confirm these figures reflect it with the clerk. Sheriff service costs extra. No online filing for small claims; file at the clerk's office. Service: Clerk sends notice by certified mail; if that fails, sheriff personal service at plaintiff's cost. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: A small claims judgment cannot be appealed to a higher court. A defendant may seek transfer to circuit court (SDCL 15-39-57). A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $12,000, a costs sheet with the South Dakota fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed. - **South Dakota Power of Attorney Signing Kit.** Get your South Dakota power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Any signature is acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Statutory form power of attorney (SDCL 59-12-41); notary: Sign in front of a notary, who completes an acknowledgment; witnesses: The execution section doesn't require witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: No signed acceptance is required before acting; recording for real estate: Recording is allowed but not required; durable after incapacity: Include durable wording if it should keep working after incapacity. Healthcare: Signed by the principal, or by someone else in the principal's conscious presence at the principal's direction, and witnessed by two other adults or by a notary. Notary: "Any signature under this section shall be acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments." Witnesses: "A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal" Agent's acknowledgment: "a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority" Recording for real estate: "apply to any power of attorney that is to be recorded with the register of deeds." Durable after incapacity: "if the power of attorney is not durable" Healthcare power of attorney: "The signature shall be witnessed by two other adult individuals or by a notary public." Recording: When a power of attorney is to be recorded with the register of deeds, the recording rules of 43-28-23 and 7-9-1 apply. Agent: An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. Plus a copies log. - **South Dakota Will Signing Day Kit.** Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two or more witnesses, who sign in the testator's conscious presence. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. Have a notary there for the self-proving affidavit. The official page we read names a notary public. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing 29A-2-504), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary. The rule here: A beneficiary may witness (Nolo, citing SDCL 29A-2-505), though disinterested witnesses are recommended. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. Remote witnessing: Witnesses and notaries may take part over live audio-video and count as in the testator's conscious presence (Nolo, citing SDCL 18-1-11.2, 18-8-1, 18-8-2 and 29A-2-502). This checklist is for a typed will signed with witnesses. Steps, ID, copies and review dates. Remote witnessing in South Dakota: Witnesses and notaries may take part over live audio-video and count as in the testator's conscious presence (Nolo, citing SDCL 18-1-11.2, 18-8-1, 18-8-2 and 29A-2-502). Electronic wills: Not authorized, per Nolo's South Dakota page (updated September 2025); an out-of-state electronic will valid where made is recognized. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in South Dakota: Recognized whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. Get it ## South Dakota Household Paperwork Bundle Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information and organizers, not legal, tax or financial advice; we are not lawyers. Each kit keeps its own sources and disclaimers. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Questions ## Common questions **What's in the bundle?** 3 kits, each in its own folder of Word, PDF and Excel files: South Dakota Executor and Estate Kit, South Dakota Small Claims Court Kit, South Dakota Power of Attorney Signing Kit. One download link by email after payment. **How much do I save?** The bundle is 30% less than the 3 kits bought separately at their regular prices. During a store-wide bundle sale the sale percentage applies to the bundle price once. **What is the small estate limit in South Dakota?** The entire estate less liens and encumbrances up to $100,000 (SL 2022, ch 88). **When and how is the South Dakota small estate paperwork signed?** Wait: 30 days. Thirty days after the death. **Where does it go in South Dakota?** Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property. **Does the kit say how much I can claim in South Dakota?** Yes, from the official page: $12,000. SDCL 16-12C-13: small claims limit is $12,000 or less (SD Unified Judicial System); the UJS advises confirming the current maximum with the clerk of court. The workbook compares your total with it. **Which South Dakota filing fees does the kit list?** claims $100 or less: $24.84; claims $100.01-$1,000: $30.84; claims $1,000.01-$3,999.99: $40.84; claims $4,000-$12,000: $42.84; each additional defendant: $11.84. From the UJS Guide to Small Claims Court (footer 'UJS: 7/13/2026'). The UJS small claims page says a filing fee increase took effect July 13, 2025; confirm these figures reflect it with the clerk. Sheriff service costs extra. **What does the South Dakota filing guide say about filing and serving?** Filing: County where the defendant lives or where the loss occurred. Claims can be started with the UJS Guide and File system; paper forms are also available. Serving: Clerk sends notice by certified mail; if that fails, sheriff personal service at plaintiff's cost. **Who has to be at a South Dakota power of attorney signing, according to the kit?** Notary: Any signature is acknowledged before a notary or other official authorized to take acknowledgments. Witnesses: The execution section doesn't require witnesses. **What happens after signing in South Dakota?** The agent: An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. Real estate: When a power of attorney is to be recorded with the register of deeds, the recording rules of 43-28-23 and 7-9-1 apply. **Is this legal advice?** No. Each kit is general information and organizers, not legal, tax or financial advice. Ask a lawyer or accountant about your situation. 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