Basis for appointment of guardian for minor

  1. Law
  2. Mississippi Code
  3. Domestic Relations
  4. Guardianship and Conservatorship
  5. Guardianship of Minor
  6. Basis for appointment of guardian for minor

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  1. A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on appointment by the court.
  2. The court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest, and:
    1. Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents;
    2. All parental rights have been terminated; or
    3. There is clear and convincing evidence that no parent of the minor is willing or able to exercise the powers the court is granting the guardian.


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