South Dakota Statutes
§ 29A-5-116 — Compensation of guardian, conservator, attorneys, and other appointed individuals.
South Dakota § 29A-5-116
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 29AUNIFORM PROBATE CODE
Ch. 29A-4SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ACT
This text of South Dakota § 29A-5-116 (Compensation of guardian, conservator, attorneys, and other appointed individuals.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-5-116 (2026).
Text
Any guardian, conservator, attorney for any guardian or conservator and the attorney for the minor or person alleged to need protection, and any other individuals appointed by the court in connection with a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding, are entitled to reasonable compensation from the estate, including reimbursement for costs advanced. The court may also award reasonable compensation to any attorney whose services resulted in an order that was beneficial to the minor, the protected person, or the estate.
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Related
In Re the Guardianship of S.M.N.
2010 SD 31 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2010)
In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Miles
2003 SD 34 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2003)
Matter of Guardianship of Larson
1998 SD 51 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)
Estate of Ducheneaux v. Ducheneaux (In Re Estate of Ducheneaux)
2018 SD 26 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2018)
In the Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorshipof Margaret M. Miles, a Protected Person
2003 SD 34 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2003)
Matter of the Guardianship and Conservatorship of Adam
965 N.W.2d 148 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
Legislative History
SL 1993, ch 213, § 16; SDCL 30-36-16; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.
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
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 29A-5-116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/29A-5-116.