700.5201 Appointment and status of guardians of minor. Sec. 5201. A person may become a minor’s guardian by parental appointment or court appointment. The guardianship status continues until terminated, without regard to the location from time to time of the guardian or minor ward. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
700.5202 Parental appointment of guardian for minor. Sec. 5202. (1) The parent of an unmarried minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will or by another writing signed by the parent and attested by at least 2 witnesses. (2) Subject to the right of the minor under section 5203, if both parents are […]
700.5202a Appointment of guardian in another state as temporary guardian. Sec. 5202a. (1) If a guardian has not been appointed in this state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, a guardian appointed, qualified, and serving in good standing in another state may be appointed immediately as […]
700.5203 Objection by minor of 14 years or older to parental appointment. Sec. 5203. A minor 14 years of age or older who is the subject of a parental appointment may prevent an appointment or cause it to terminate by filing with the court in which the nominating instrument is filed a written objection to […]
700.5204 Court appointment of guardian of minor; conditions for appointment. Sec. 5204. (1) A person interested in the welfare of a minor, or a minor if 14 years of age or older, may petition for the appointment of a guardian for the minor. The court may order the family independence agency or a court employee […]
700.5205 Court appointment of limited guardian; requirements. Sec. 5205. (1) The court may appoint a limited guardian for an unmarried minor upon the petition of the minor’s parent or parents if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The parents with custody of the minor consent or, in the case of only 1 parent […]
700.5206 Review modification of plan; powers and duties of limited guardian. 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 […]
700.5207 Review of guardianship of minor. Sec. 5207. (1) The court may review a guardianship for a minor as it considers necessary and shall review a guardianship annually if the minor is under 6 years of age. In conducting the review, the court shall consider all of the following factors: (a) The parent’s and guardian’s […]
700.5208 Petition to terminate guardianship of minor. Sec. 5208. (1) A minor’s parent or parents may petition the court to terminate a guardianship for the minor as follows: (a) If the guardianship is a limited guardianship, the parents or the sole parent with a right to custody of the minor. (b) If the guardianship was […]
700.5209 Court action on petition to terminate guardianship of minor. Sec. 5209. (1) After notice and hearing on a petition under section 5208 to terminate a limited guardianship, the court shall terminate the limited guardianship if it determines that the minor’s parent or parents have substantially complied with the limited guardianship placement plan. The court […]
700.5210 Order for termination of guardianship of minor. Sec. 5210. Upon receipt of a copy of a judgment or an order of disposition in a child custody action regarding a minor that is sent to the court as provided in section 6b of the child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.26b, the […]
700.5211 Venue. Sec. 5211. The venue for a guardianship proceeding for a minor is in the place where the minor resides or is present at the time the proceeding is commenced. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
700.5212 Court appointment of guardian of minor; qualifications; priority of minor’s nominee. Sec. 5212. The court may appoint as guardian a person whose appointment serves the minor’s welfare, including a professional guardian described in section 5106. If the minor is 14 years of age or older, the court shall appoint a person nominated by the […]
700.5213 Procedure for court appointment of guardian, temporary guardian, or lawyer-guardian ad litem for minor. Sec. 5213. (1) The petitioner shall give notice of the time and place of hearing of a petition for the appointment of a minor’s guardian to each of the following: (a) The minor, if 14 years of age or older. […]
700.5214 Consent to service by acceptance of appointment; notice. Sec. 5214. By accepting a parental or court appointment as guardian, a guardian submits personally to the court’s jurisdiction in a proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by an interested person. The petitioner shall cause notice of a proceeding to be delivered to […]
700.5215 Powers and duties of guardian of minor. Sec. 5215. A minor’s guardian has the powers and responsibilities of a parent who is not deprived of custody of the parent’s minor and unemancipated child, except that a guardian is not legally obligated to provide for the ward from the guardian’s own money and is not […]
700.5216 Compensation; claim for burial expense. Sec. 5216. (1) A guardian is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement for room, board, and clothing personally provided to the ward, but only as approved by court order. (2) If a minor dies while under guardianship and a conservator has not been appointed […]
700.5217 Termination of appointment of guardian. Sec. 5217. A guardian’s authority and responsibility terminate upon the guardian’s death, resignation, or removal or upon the minor’s death, adoption, marriage, or attainment of majority. However, a termination does not affect the guardian’s liability for prior acts or the obligation to account for the ward’s money and property. […]
700.5218 Proceedings subsequent to appointment; venue. Sec. 5218. (1) The court at the place where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction over resignation, removal, accounting, or another proceeding relating to the guardianship with the court that appointed the guardian or in which acceptance of a parental appointment was filed. (2) If the court located where […]
700.5219 Resignation, removal, and other post-appointment proceedings. Sec. 5219. (1) A person interested in a ward’s welfare or, if 14 years of age or older, the ward may petition for the removal of a guardian on the ground that removal would serve the ward’s welfare or for another order that would serve the ward’s welfare. […]
