Recently, Cormac McEnery wrote an article about guardianshipbasics entitled What is Guardianship? The articleexplains when an individual does not have the capacity to care for his or herchild a guardian is needed. A guardian is a person appointed by the court thatis granted the same legal authority as a parent. A court can also grant apetition to a party seeking to become a guardian. The court first determineswhat the child’s best interest is, and will then grant the guardianshipaccordingly. Additionally, a parent can identify a guardian is in his or herwill.
See Elizabeth I. Liu A Brief Introduction to Guardianship, Wealth Strategies, Oct. 4, 2013.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (Professional Legal Marketing (PLM, Inc.)) for bringing this article to my attention.
