South Carolina Code 62-5-712. Notice requirements to alleged incapacitated individual’s home state
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 62-5-712
- 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.
If a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is brought in this State and this State was not the alleged incapacitated individual’s home state on the date the petition was filed, in addition to complying with the notice requirements of this State, notice of the petition must be given to those persons who would be entitled to notice of the petition if a proceeding were brought in the alleged incapacitated individual’s home state. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this State.