Any person to whom the custody of any child has been so disposed or devised may take into his possession to and for the use, support, and education of the child all property, real and personal, which by deed or will has been conveyed, devised, or bequeathed to the child, until he attains the age of twenty-one years or for a lesser time as may be fixed by the deed or will, and may receive and receipt for the proceeds of any life insurance taken out by the parent for the benefit of the child and do all acts in relation to the child which a guardian appointed according to law might do. The family court may, in its discretion, require a return of the property and an annual accounting for the rents, profits, and income of the property.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 171, Section 90.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Treatises and Practice Aids
Bogert's The Law of Trusts and Trustees Section 656, South Carolina.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 21 - Estates, Trusts, Guardians and Fiduciaries
Chapter 21 - Natural And Parentally Appointed Guardians
Section 21-21-25. Disposition of custody of minors.
Section 21-21-35. Persons against whom disposition of custody is valid.
Section 21-21-45. Action by custodian for recovery of children and damages.
Section 21-21-55. Possession of property conveyed, devised, or bequeathed to child.