{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-505","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-5-505","heading":"Termination of guardianship or conservatorship upon minor's death or majority--Adoption or emancipation of minor.","body":"A guardianship or conservatorship of a minor shall terminate upon the minor's death or attainment of majority, if jurisdiction is transferred to another state, or if ordered by the court following a hearing thereon. A guardianship, but not a conservatorship, shall also terminate upon the minor's adoption or emancipation, and the court may elect to continue a guardianship until the minor's attainment of age twenty-one if the guardian was appointed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C.\nSource: SL 1993, ch 213, § 68; SDCL 30-36-68; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-5. SOUTH DAKOTA GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-5-505","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"95813833ac4241a0dec10641ec6bca669da67f85c3b77d67b479406d6cebc3b1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-504","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-5-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}