463:1 Statement of Purpose. – It is the purpose of this chapter to secure for a minor an environment of stability and security by providing for the appointment of a guardian of the person when such appointment is in the best interests of the minor; and to provide for the appointment of a guardian […]
463:10 Who May be Appointed Guardian. – I. The court may appoint as guardian of the person of the minor any person or authorized agency whose appointment is appropriate. II. The court may appoint as guardian of the estate any person or entity whose appointment is appropriate. III. Co-guardians may be appointed when in […]
463:11 Letters of Guardianship and Other Orders. – I. Letters of guardianship shall issue to the guardian and shall contain: (a) The name, address, and telephone number of the guardian of the person and estate, or of the person or of the estate; (b) The name, address, and telephone number of the minor; (c) […]
463:12 Powers and Duties of Guardians of the Person of the Minor. – I. Except as otherwise expanded or limited by statute or order of court as provided in paragraph IV a guardian of the person of a minor has the powers and responsibilities of a parent regarding the minor’s support, care and education, […]
463:12-a Guardianship of Minors in Foster Care and Consent for Medical Treatment. – For any guardianship granted to the department of health and human services for a minor in foster care, or for any minor in the legal custody of the department receiving foster care services, the department’s authority to consent to medical treatment […]
463:13 Order for Support for the Benefit of a Minor Under Guardianship and Visitation. – I. The appointment of a guardian over the person or over the estate of a minor shall not relieve the minor’s parents or any other persons liable for the support of the minor from their obligation to provide for […]
463:14 Resignation or Removal of Guardian. – I. Any person appointed as guardian over the person or of an estate or both shall serve until resignation accepted by the court, removal by the court for cause, death of the guardian, or termination of the guardianship pursuant to this section. II. A guardian desiring to […]
463:15 Termination of Guardianship. – I. A guardianship of the person or of the estate of a minor shall terminate upon order of the court, the death of the minor, the minor’s eighteenth birthday, a finding by the court that the minor has been emancipated under relevant state law, or upon the issuance of […]
463:16 Modification of Guardianship. – The court may from time to time, upon application of any person interested in the welfare of the minor, and notice to all parties, revise or alter any prior orders or make such new order or decree relative to the guardianship of the person or of the estate or […]
463:17 Periodic Court Review. – The status of all minors for whom guardianship or co-guardianship has been granted shall be reviewed by the court at 6, 12, and 24 months and annually thereafter, except that the court may waive (1) any or all reviews in cases in which a parent or the parents are […]
463:18 Consent to Service. – By accepting appointment as guardian, a guardian submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by any interested person. Source. 1995, 222:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
463:18-a Nomination of a Guardian for the Children of Activated Members of the Armed Services. – I. Any member of the United States armed services, whether a member of an active component, reserve component, or national guard unit of the army, air force, navy, marines, or coast guard, who is ordered to active duty […]
463:19 General Powers and Duties of a Guardian of the Estate of a Minor. – I. Except as otherwise ordered by the court, the guardian of the estate shall take possession of all of the minor’s real and personal property, and of all rents, incomes, and benefits from such property, whether accruing before or […]
463:19-a Accounts; Notice. – I. Whenever any guardian of the estate of a minor files an account in the probate court, the guardian of the estate shall contemporaneously forward the following to the minor, if the minor is 14 years of age or older; each parent of the minor, if the parent is not […]
463:19-b Settlements on Behalf of Minors or Judgments or Decrees in Favor of Minors. – Settlements, judgments, or decrees, of any suit or claim brought on behalf of a minor by a parent or next friend shall be approved by the superior or district court in which the action is pending or to which […]
463:20 Sales and Purchase; General Procedure. – I. The court, upon petition of the guardian of the estate or of any other person interested in the estate of the minor, may direct or license the guardian to sell, mortgage, pledge, lease or exchange any property of the guardianship estate, including goods and chattels, real […]
463:21 Oath Upon Sale or Disposal. – Before a license for the sale of any property of the minor shall be granted, the guardian of the estate shall take the following oath and file a certificate of the oath with the court: "I, __________, guardian of the estate of __________, a minor, do solemnly […]
463:22 Conveyance. – Every guardian of the estate so licensed and sworn, having advertised and sold as may be required by the license, may execute a valid conveyance of the estate sold to the purchaser. Source. 1995, 222:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
463:23 Purchase of Undivided Fractional Part of Real Estate. – If a minor is seized of an undivided fractional part of real estate, the court may authorize the guardian of the estate to purchase any other fractional part of the real estate whenever it will be conducive to the minor’s interests to do so; […]
463:24 Purchase of Homestead for Minor. – I. The court, on petition after notice, may authorize the guardian of the estate to purchase, with the minor’s funds, real estate situated in the state as a home for the minor. II. The petition shall state the value of the minor’s property and the license shall […]
