{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-701","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-701","heading":"Exclusive jurisdiction.","body":"Notwithstanding another provision of law, this part provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this State to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult.","path":["Title 62 - SOUTH CAROLINA PROBATE CODE","ARTICLE 5 Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property","Part 7 South Carolina Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T08:08:44Z","sha256":"4569536a84f4cb1e7005bfed8fce6c5bd7dafd702ac72d3dbeb4d6f3cbff5c69","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-700","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}