Guardianship Legal Questions and Answers
What is needed to show guardianship over a minor?
I live in Florida and my little godsister is coming to live from the Caribbean Island. Will a notarized letter from her mom stating that I will be taking care of her serve as proof of guardianship. What is the proper procedure in the state of FL for guardianship?
04/20/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Florida | #3236Can A 15 Year Old Decide Where He Wants to Live?
A child wants to leave his aunts house and move back with his mother. They have custody of him. Can he tell them he is leaving if he is 15 years old?
04/19/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Maryland | #3217Is a 15 year old able to choose who he wants to live with?
A child wants to leave his aunt's house and move back in with his mother. The aunt has custody of him. Can he tell the aunt that he is moving back to his mothers? He is only 15 year old.
04/19/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Maryland | #3216How do I keep guardianship of my grandchildren if they do not want to live with thier mother?
I am the guardian of my three grandchildren, ages 13, 11 and 6. My son passed away after a fight with cancer in 2002. His ex-girlfriend left him with the children when he was sick (and she left him many times before to care for the children). My son had sole custody of the children and she signed guardianship to me when he passed away. Now the mother of the three children h...
04/17/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Illinois | #3148If my husband and I were to die, what papers would we need on hand to give custody to grandparents?
If my husband and I were to die, what papers would we need on hand to give custody to a certain set of grandparents?
04/10/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Georgia | #2885How do I get guardianship of a minor who is living in my home with no contact from the parents?
My daughter, who is 15 has a baby who is 2 1/2 months old. The father of this child, who is 15, has been kicked out of his home multiple times, has had truancy filed on him twice during the course of the 2006-2007 school year & is currently not enrolled in school at this time. The judge ordered his mother to have him take the GED prep test & enroll him in classes to work toward...
04/09/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Texas | #2851How do I get guardianship of my younger brother?
I have a brother who is 14 and lives in NC. My parents are living in very poor conditions and my brother wants to live with me in WA. My parents are reluctant to let him leave. How can I get guardianship for him?
04/08/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Washington | #2773What can we do to get custody of our children back from someone we thought was a friend?
We gave guardianship to a couple of people who we thought were friends and now they are denying us any rights to see our child what can we do? We can't afford an attorney we are on a limited income.
04/05/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Missouri | #2680What papers are needed for me to have custody of my grandchild?
I would like to know if there are legal papers to fill out for custody of a grandchild?
03/29/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Oregon | #2322How do I change custody of my grandson to his sister?
How do I change custody of my grandson to his sister?
03/29/2007 | Category: Guardianship | State: Florida | #2303