Following the appointment of a guardian or conservator, the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding may order the transfer of jurisdiction to another county in this state or to another state if it appears to the court by reason of the residence or location of the minor, the location of a major portion of the property, or the residence of the guardian or conservator, that the interests of the minor will be best served by a transfer.
S.D. Codified Laws § 29A-5-109
Transfer of jurisdiction following appointment
Known as the South Dakota Guardianship and Conservatorship Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (83 sections).
Source: SL 1993, ch 213, § 9; SDCL § 30-36-9; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181; SL 2011, ch 135, § 503.1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.