South Dakota Codified Laws 55-10A-21. Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian
A minor who has attained the age of fourteen years, the minor’s guardian conservator, or other legal representative, an adult member of the minor’s family, a transferor, or a transferor’s legal representative may petition the court for an accounting by the custodian or the custodian’s legal representative; or for a determination of responsibility, as between the custodial property and the custodian personally, for claims against the custodial property unless the responsibility has been adjudicated in an action under § 55-10A-18, to which the minor or the minor’s legal representative was a party.
A successor custodian may petition the court for an accounting by the predecessor custodian.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 55-10A-21
- 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.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
The court, in a proceeding under this chapter or in any other proceeding, may require or permit the custodian or the custodian’s legal representative to account.
If a custodian is removed under § 55-10A-20, the court shall require an accounting and order delivery of the custodial property and records to the successor custodian and the execution of all instruments required for transfer of the custodial property.
Source: SL 1986, ch 409, § 21; SL 1993, ch 213, § 257.