South Carolina Statutes
§ 62-5-702 — Definitions.
South Carolina·Title 62 SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE·Ch. ARTICLE 5 - PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY
In addition to the terms defined in Part 1, Article 5, Title 62, the following terms, as used in the part, apply:
(1)"Court" means a probate court in this State or a court in another state with the same jurisdiction as a probate court in this State.
(2)"Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian.
(3)"Home state" means the state in which the alleged incapacitated individual was physically present, including a period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian or protective order; or if none, the state in which the alleged incapacitated individual was physically present, including a period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending with the six months prior to
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 213, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2011; 2017 Act No. 87 (S.415), SECTION 5.B, eff January 1, 2019.
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Territorial application.