Upon the filing of an acceptance of office and any required bond, letters of guardianship, conservatorship, or both, shall issue. Letters issued to a limited guardian shall list the specific areas of protection or assistance granted to said guardian and letters issued to a limited conservator shall list the specific areas of management and assistance granted to said conservator.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5-314

  • 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.
  • guardian: includes a "limited guardian" and any reference to a "conservator" includes a "limited conservator. See South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5-102

Source: SL 1993, ch 213, § 42; SDCL 30-36-42; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.