2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 62 - South Carolina Probate Code
ARTICLE 5 - PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY
Section 62-5-306. Termination of guardianship for incapacitated person; accounting of funds.
Section effective January 1, 2019. See, also, Sections 62-5-106 and 62-5-306 effective until January 1, 2019.
(A) Upon the death of the ward, the guardian shall notify the court and file a death certificate confirming the ward's death. The court may then issue an order terminating the guardianship and the appointment of the guardian.
(B) If there is no conservatorship for the ward, the guardian may file an application for specific authority to use the ward's funds for the final disposition of the ward's remains. If the application is granted by the court, the guardian shall file an accounting of those funds within ten days from the date of approval, along with a proof of delivery showing he has delivered a copy of the accounting to the last known address of the person named as Personal Representative in the ward's will. If the guardian cannot locate the will after reasonable effort, he shall send a copy of the accounting to the last known address for at least one of the ward's closest adult relatives. Upon approval of the accounting, the court will issue an order terminating the guardianship and the appointment.
(C) Termination of the appointment does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts nor his obligation to account for any funds or assets of the ward.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 303, Section 1, eff June 11, 2008. Formerly Code 1976 Sections 62-5-106 and 62-5-306, renumbered and amended by 2017 Act No. 87 (S.415), Section 5.A, eff January 1, 2019.
