There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 29A UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
Chapter 05. South Dakota Guardianship And Conservatorship Act
§29A-5-505 Termination of guardianship or conservatorship upon minor's death or majority--Adoption or emancipation of minor.
SD Codified L § 29A-5-505 (through 2011) What's This?
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.
Source: SL 1993, ch 213, § 68; SDCL 30-36-68; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.
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