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Please Note: South Dakota Trust Company has moved to the following address effective 12/28/07, telephone, fax and email will remain unchanged:

South Dakota Trust Company LLC
201 South Phillips Ave. Suite 200
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(Phone) 605 338-9170
(Fax) 605 274-9200
 

• South Dakota Trust Company, LLC has recently added two new websites.  Please visit us at  www.privatefamilytrustcompany.com and www.directedtrust.com

South Dakota will be adding new legislation in 2008 to maintain its status as the #1 choice of trust situs for wealthy families. 

Trusts & Estates Magazine ranked South Dakota the #1 Domestic Trust Jurisdiction in the United States as of January 2007.  South Dakota’s new Decanting Statute is one of the best in the country.  Please see Rashad Wareh's article "Trust Remodeling", Trusts & Estates, August 2007.

• Mark Merric, Pierce McDowell and Francis Becker recently wrote “Where Should You Situs Your Trust? – South Dakota’s New Third Party Discretionary-Support Statute” Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter Issue 104; May 10, 2007.

• South Dakota Trust Company will have a booth at the upcoming 2008 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in Orlando, FL.  We will also be sponsoring a luncheon on Thursday, January 17th entitled "Why is South Dakota such a Popular Trust Jurisdiction," please email benlane@sdplanco.com to RSVP.

• Al King will be speaking at the upcoming Lorman Education continuing education program "The 6 Greatest Estate Planning Techniques in New York", on February 20, 2008.  Please contact benlane@sdplanco.com for more information or visit Lorman's website: www.lorman.com

• South Dakota Trust Company is sponsoring a booth and speaking at a breakfast session at the upcoming AICPA High Income Strategies conference in Las Vegas, May 8-9th 2008.

• South Dakota Trust Company will sponsor a booth at the upcoming ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Spring Symposia in Washington, D.C.

 • Al King will be speaking at the 2008 AALU seminar on May 5th entitled ““Credit Shelter Trusts – Rich Spouse/Poor Spouse Techniques Regarding Asset Shifting and Dynasty Asset Shifting”

South Dakota Trust Company has been nominated annually by Bloomberg Magazine as one of the most advisor friendly trust companies.

Recommended Web Sites:      South Dakota Planning Company LLC

                                                Private Family Trust Company

                                                Trusts & Estates Magazine

                     

 
 

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Al W. King III
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