The father and mother are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are equally charged with their care, nurture, welfare and education, and the care and management of their estates. The father and mother shall have equal powers and rights, and neither parent has any right paramount to the right of the other […]
Every guardian, before he shall have authority to act, shall, unless security be dispensed with by will or writing or as hereinafter provided, enter into bond payable to the state, in such penalty and with such sureties as the court may require; and the bond shall be recorded and may be put in suit for […]
Any property owner shall be entitled to recover damages in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), plus necessary court costs, from the parents of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years and over the age of ten (10), who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys property belonging to such owner. […]
All the provisions of the law on the subject of executors and administrators, relating to settlement or disposition of property limitations, notice to creditors, probate and registration of claims, proceedings to insolvency and distribution of assets of insolvent estates, shall, as far as applicable and not otherwise provided, be observed and enforced in a guardianship […]
A guardian shall not commit waste on the real estate of his ward. A guardian having real estate under his care may either cultivate the same with the stock and implements belonging to his ward, or to be purchased by the order of the court or chancellor in vacation, with the money of the ward, […]
When it would be for the personal best interest of the ward or advantageous to his estate to sell a part or the whole of his real estate, including timber or wood, the guardian may present a petition to the court for that purpose, setting forth the reasons why the proposed sale would be beneficial […]
Any parent, even though under twenty-one (21) years of age, may, by an instrument to take effect at the parent’s death and wholly written and signed by him or her, or attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses, not including the person appointed as guardian, if not so written, appoint some suitable person as […]
In every case where, under the provisions of this chapter, the filing of vouchers is not required, but the court requires that vouchers be produced for examination and inspection, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this chapter if the fiduciary produces and exhibits on a hearing of the account pertinent papers […]
