Notice of hearing for appointment of guardian for minor

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

1. If a petition is filed under Section 93-20-202, the court must set a date, time and place for a hearing, and the petitioner must serve not less than seven (7) days' notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, on each of the following who is not the petitioner:
   1. The minor, if the minor will be fourteen (14) years of age or older at the time of the hearing;
   2. Each parent of the minor who can be found with reasonable diligence or, if there is none, the adult nearest in kinship who can be found with reasonable diligence;
   3. Any adult with whom the minor resides;
   4. Each individual who had primary care or custody of the minor for at least sixty (60) days during the six (6) months immediately before the filing of the petition; and
   5. Any other person the court determines should receive service of notice.
2. A petition under this article must state the name and address of an attorney representing the petitioner, if any, and must set forth under the style of the case and before the body of the petition the following language in bold or highlighted type:

   "THE RELIEF SOUGHT HEREIN MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO NOTICE OF ANY HEARING ON THIS PETITION, TO ATTEND ANY SUCH HEARING, AND TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY."

3. If a petitioner is unable to serve notice under subsection (1)(a), the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor for the purpose of receiving notice.

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