To establish termination of the interest of a life tenant in real property, the certified record of death must be recorded together with an affidavit setting out the legal descriptions of the property involved. Alternatively, if the interest of a life tenant is the subject of proceedings concerning succession or estate administration, the court, in its order of complete settlement, may terminate the decedent's life estate in the property by the recording of the order of complete settlement in the land record.
SDCL app TO CHAPTER 43-30 § 15-09