524.5-201 APPOINTMENT AND STATUS OF GUARDIAN. A person becomes a guardian of a minor by parental appointment, by designation of a standby guardian pursuant to chapter 257B, or upon appointment by the court. The guardianship continues until terminated, without regard to the location of the guardian or minor person subject to guardianship. History: 2003 c […]
524.5-202 PARENTAL APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN. (a) A guardian may be appointed by will, by designation of a standby guardian pursuant to chapter 257B, or by other signed writing executed in the same manner as a health care directive under chapter 145C by a parent for any minor child the parent has or may have in […]
524.5-203 OBJECTION BY MINOR OR OTHERS TO PARENTAL APPOINTMENT. Until the court has confirmed an appointee under section 524.5-202, a minor who is the subject of an appointment by a parent and who has attained 14 years of age, the other parent, or a person other than a parent or guardian having custody or care […]
524.5-204 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN: CONDITIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. (a) The court may appoint a guardian for a minor if the court finds the appointment is in the minor’s best interest, and: (i) both parents are deceased; or (ii) all parental rights have been terminated by court order. If a guardian is appointed by a parent […]
524.5-205 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN: PROCEDURE. (a) A person interested in the welfare of a minor may petition for appointment of a guardian. (b) After a petition is filed, the court shall set a date for hearing, and the petitioner shall give notice of the time and place for hearing the petition, together with a […]
524.5-206 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN: PRIORITY OF MINOR’S NOMINEE, LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP. (a) The court shall appoint as guardian a person whose appointment will be in the best interest of the minor. The court shall appoint a person nominated by the minor, if the minor has attained 14 years of age, unless the court finds the […]
524.5-207 POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN. Subdivision 1. General statement. A guardian of a minor has the powers and responsibilities of a parent who has not been deprived of custody of the minor and unemancipated child, except that a guardian is not legally obligated to provide from the guardian’s own funds for the person subject […]
524.5-209 RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES OF GUARDIAN. (a) A guardian of a minor person subject to guardianship is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of the person subject to guardianship, in a manner consistent with section 524.5-502. (b) A guardian of a minor person subject to […]
524.5-210 TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP; OTHER PROCEEDINGS AFTER APPOINTMENT. (a) A guardianship of a minor terminates upon the minor’s death, adoption, emancipation, attainment of majority, or as ordered by the court. (b) A person subject to guardianship or an interested person may petition for any order that is in the best interest of the person subject […]
524.5-211 DELEGATION OF POWER BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN. (a) A parent, legal custodian, or nonprofessional guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding one year, any powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or person subject to […]
