<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 26-7A-100 - Conservatorship of estate of child. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050692Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2050692SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050692CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050692Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2050692DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050692DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050692000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050692SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050692SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2050692Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A-100"><span class="s2050692SENU">26-7A-100</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692SENU">. </span><span class="s2050692CL">Conservatorship of estate of child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050692Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">Unless otherwise specifically ordered by the court in its order or decree, nothing in this chapter or in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-8A"><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">26-8A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-8B"><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">26-8B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">, or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-8C"><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">26-8C</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont"> gives the conservatorship of the estate of the child to any guardian appointed or changes the age of minority of a child for any purpose unless the child is a person under twenty</span><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">one years of age who is under the continuing jurisdiction of the court, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-7A-1"><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">26-7A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">, is under commitment to the Department of Corrections or is under continuing foster care pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=26-6-6.1"><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">26-6-6.1</span></a><span class="s2050692DefaultParagraphFont">. However, the court may appoint a conservator of the estate of a child who is under the age of eighteen years if the child is within the jurisdiction of the court and the court specifically finds that appointment of a conservator of the estate of the child is necessary and appropriate under the circumstances and is in the best interests of the child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050692Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050692Normal"><span class="s2050692SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050692SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 43.0330; SL 1991, ch 217, § 95B; SDCL, § 26-8-47; SL 1993, ch 213, § 122; SL 1996, ch 172, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html>