Buchholz v. Storsve

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Linda C. Buchholz (Linda) passed away, leaving a State of South Dakota retirement plan naming her ex-spouse, Harold E. Storsve (Storsve), as the primary beneficiary. Linda’s surviving spouse, Walter L. Buchholz (Buchholz), filed a declaratory judgment action seeking revocation of the retirement plan’s beneficiary designation and an order declaring Buchholz the lawful beneficiary of Linda’s retirement account. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The circuit court granted Buchholz’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

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