South Dakota Statutes
§ 29A-5-108 — Filing petition for appointment--Jurisdiction.
South Dakota·Title 29A UNIFORM PROBATE CODE·Ch. 29A-4 SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ACT
A petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator shall be filed in the county in which the minor either resides or is present or, if the minor has been admitted to a facility pursuant to an order of court, in the county in which that court is located. If the minor neither resides in nor is present in this state, a petition for the appointment of a conservator shall be filed in a county in which the minor has property or in the county having jurisdiction of a decedent's estate in which the minor has an interest. The court of the county in which the proceeding is first commenced shall have exclusive jurisdiction to decide the petition unless that court determines that a transfer of venue would be in the best interests of the minor.
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Legislative History
SL 1993, ch 213, § 8; SDCL § 30-36-8; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181; SL 2011, ch 135, § 503.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29A-1-101
Short title.§ 29A-1-102
Purposes--Rule of construction.§ 29A-1-104
Severability.§ 29A-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion.§ 29A-1-107
Evidence as to death or status.§ 29A-1-108
Acts by holder of general power.§ 29A-1-201
General definitions.§ 29A-1-301
Territorial application.§ 29A-1-303
Venue.§ 29A-1-304
Practice in court.§ 29A-1-305
Records and certified copies.§ 29A-1-306
Jury trial.§ 29A-1-307
Performance of acts and orders.