§ 34-1-102. Parents as Joint and Equal Natural Guardians of Minors — Custody of Minors — Support of Minors Over Eighteen (18) Years of Age in High School — Property of Minor — Incapacity of Parents — Divorce — Commitment of Guardianship to County — Guardianship Instrument
Parents are the joint natural guardians of their minor children, and are equally and jointly charged with their care, nurture, welfare, education and support and also with the care, management and expenditure of their estates. Each parent has equal powers, rights and duties with respect to the custody of each of their minor children and […]
§ 34-1-103. Duties of Department of Children’s Services When No Natural Guardian, or Child Abandoned
When there is no natural guardian of a minor or when a minor has been abandoned and if the minor requires service from the department of children’s services, the duly authorized agent of the commissioner of children’s services of the county in which the minor resides may act as the custodian of the person of […]
§ 34-1-104. Letters of Guardianship or Conservatorship — Disposition of Funds of Minor Under $25,000 — Discharge of Paying Entities — Order of Distribution — Distribution of Funds — Direction of Funds Into Trust
Except as provided in subsections (b)-(d), no person shall undertake the administration of the estate of a minor or person with a disability until the person has been issued letters of guardianship or letters of conservatorship; provided, that no guardian or conservator shall be appointed if the property of the minor or person with a […]