S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-5-505

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 29A-5-505 - Termination of guardianship or conservatorship upon minor's death or majority-Adoption or emancipation of minor

A guardianship or conservatorship of a minor shall terminate upon the minor's death or attainment of majority, if jurisdiction is transferred to another state, or if ordered by the court following a hearing thereon. A guardianship, but not a conservatorship, shall also terminate upon the minor's adoption or emancipation, and the court may elect to continue a guardianship until the minor's attainment of age twenty-one if the guardian was appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C.

SDCL 29A-5-505

SL 1993, ch 213, § 68; SDCL 30-36-68; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.