{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-424","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-5-424","heading":"Good cause factors for restricting interaction.","body":"A court may issue an order restricting the communications, visitations, or interactions that the other person may have with a protected person upon a showing of good cause by a guardian or conservator. In determining whether to issue an order, a court shall consider the following factors:\n(1) Whether any protective order has been issued to protect the protected person from the other person;\n(2) Whether the other person has been charged with abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of the protected person;\n(3) Whether the protected person has expressed a desire to communicate, visit, or interact with the other person or has expressed a desire not to communicate, visit, or interact with the other person;\n(4) If the protected person is unable to communicate, whether a properly executed living will, durable power of attorney, or advance directive contains a preference by the protected person with regard to the other person's communication, visitation, or interaction with the protected person; and\n(5) Any other factor deemed relevant by the court.\nSource: SL 2016, ch 150, § 4.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-5. SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-5-424","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"210ac58ee786f7ce098a38cb7f787b9b69833ed3378634bd83142af6b6067909","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-423","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}