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Guardianship

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Repealed. 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 163.

Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts

Nonresident guardian

Policy; purposes

Definitions

Petition for guardianship of minor; service

Jurisdiction; transfer to Family Division

Hearing; counsel; guardian ad litem

Consensual guardianship

Nonconsensual guardianship

Guardianship order

Powers and duties of guardian

Parent-child contact

Reports; review hearing

Termination

Appeals

Department for Children and Families policy

Sections
2635-2640 [Reserved for future use.]

2635-2640 [Reserved for future use.].

Parents as joint guardians

Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.

Release by court and parent on behalf of minor

Child of unmarried woman

Repealed. 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. September 1, 2014.

Repealed. 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 163.

For minor interested in an estate

Parent may be appointed guardian

Guardian appointed for nonresident minor

Minor's choice of guardian

Repealed. 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. September 1, 2014.

Choice of another guardian by minor

Repealed. 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. September 1, 2014.

Control over property in another state

Parent may have custody of person

Guardian appointed by will

Guardian ad litem

Powers of guardian

Financial guardianship; minors

Statement of legislative intent

Definitions

Permanent guardian; rights and obligations

Parent of the minor; rights and obligations; support

Creation of permanent guardianship

Reports

Modification; termination

Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm to the minor

Voluntary guardianship

Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.

Spendthrift, defined

Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).

Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.

Spendthrift; hearing; notice

Decree; appeal

Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.

Expense of resisting application

Repealed. 1967, No. 147, § 53(b), eff. Oct. 1, 1968.

Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).

Guardian to give notice that ward's contracts and transfers will be void

Spouse to support and have custody

Extent of guardian's control

Married woman may be guardian

Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.

Nonresidents; powers of guardian

Hearing

Bonds; how conditioned

To respond for principal only; court may order income paid to parent

Additional bond

New bond

Limitation of action on bond

Inventory

Appraisal to be made; exception

Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty

Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting

Commitment for disobedience; examination

Citation; costs

Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward

Guardian may sell personalty and support ward

Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.

Disputed claim may be referred

Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty

Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest

Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate

Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state

Limiting time for payment of debts

Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted

Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred

Sections
2844, 2845 Repealed

1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), Section 163.

Court may order dividend

Allowance to guardian

After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception

Claims not barred

Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed

Real estate; when may be sold

Regulations under which license granted

Term of license

Deed, effect of

Guardian to report sale

License when guardian or ward resides out of state

Conveyance of land that ward was under contract to convey

License not to be granted to creditors' injury

If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect of

Lands held in trust to be conveyed to beneficiary

When guardian dies or is removed pending sale, new license

Accounts, time

By guardian of nonresident ward

Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident guardian; proceedings

Same; exception

Guardian to swear to correctness of account

Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety

Remedy, after guardian's discharge, reexamination of accounts

Death of ward

Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being lawfully appointed

Good faith

Conveyances valid

Bond

Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies

Minor ward's marriage; exception

Parent may move for guardian's removal; notice

Court may revoke

Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed

Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.

Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).

Sections
3008-3010 Repealed

1979, No. 76, Section 20.

Special fiduciary

Sections
3041-3044 Repealed

1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), Section 111, eff. April 9, 1974.

Sections
3051, 3052 Repealed

2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), Section 18.

Policy

Definitions

Jurisdiction; review of guardian's actions

Petition for guardianship

Notice of petition and hearing

Counsel

Guardian ad litem

Evaluation and report; background check; release of evaluation

Hearing

Rights of a person under guardianship

Powers of a guardian

Repealed. 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.

Duties of guardian

Guardians; individuals who may serve

Change of residential placement

Commitment, sterilization, involuntary treatment, and involuntary medication

Consent for medical or dental treatment

Annual reports; final accounting; fees

Termination and modification of guardianship

Annual notice to person in need of guardianship

Validity of prior guardianship

Appeals

Emergency temporary guardian pending final hearing on petition

Office of Public Guardian established

Appointment of the Office of Public Guardian

Powers and duties of Public Guardian

Duty to seek private guardian

Statistics to be maintained

Office of Public Guardian to offer assistance