South Carolina Code 43-35-230. Appointment of guardian ad litem; continuing legal education
(1) must be twenty-one years of age or older;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 43-35-230
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Protective services: means those services whose objective is to protect a vulnerable adult from harm caused by the vulnerable adult or another. See South Carolina Code 43-35-10
- Vulnerable adult: means a person eighteen years of age or older who has a physical or mental condition which substantially impairs the person from adequately providing for his or her own care or protection. See South Carolina Code 43-35-10
(2) shall possess a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(3) shall have completed the minimum hours of continuing education for initial qualification as required by the Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program; and
(4) shall have observed two child protective services or adult protective services custody merit hearings before serving as a guardian ad litem. A lay guardian ad litem shall retain a certificate showing that observation of these hearings has been completed. This certificate, which must be on a form approved by court administration, must state the names and dates of the cases and the judges involved and must be attested to by the presiding judge.
(B) An attorney guardian ad litem annually shall complete a minimum of six hours of family or elder law continuing legal education credits; however, this requirement may be waived by the court.