{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-709","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 62-5-709","heading":"Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction; exception.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 62-5-708, a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with this article has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order has expired by its own terms.","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":"f68483416b1a94fc99024a35f1ad052c86ffa9e09ffbe3b93a015fe004a41eb3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-708","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-62-5-710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}