Review Modification of Plan; Powers and Duties of Limited Guardian.

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Sec. 5206.

(1) The court shall review a proposed limited guardianship placement plan filed with the court under section 5205 and shall do 1 of the following:

(a) Approve the proposed plan.

(b) Disapprove the proposed plan.

(c) On its own motion, modify a proposed plan and approve it as modified, if the parties agree to the modification. The modified plan shall be filed with the court.

(2) A limited guardianship placement plan that has been approved by the court may be modified upon agreement of the parties and approval of the court. A modified limited guardianship placement plan shall be filed with the court.

(3) The voluntary suspension of parental rights under section 5205 does not prevent the parent or parents from filing a petition to terminate the limited guardianship at any time as provided in section 5208. Appointment of a limited guardian under this section is a continuing appointment.

(4) A limited guardian appointed under this section has all of the powers and duties enumerated in section 5215 except that a minor's limited guardian shall not consent to marriage or adoption of the minor ward or to the release of the minor ward for adoption.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
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