Annotate Legal Michigan Standby Temporary Guardian Forms For Free

There is a $20.00 filing fee for a Petition to Modify Guardianship of an Incapacitated Individual. Request for Temporary/Emergency. Petition to Modify Guardianship. Additional Page for Petition (if needed) Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem. Authorization for Release of Information. Nominated Guardian Agreement.

The parent of an unmarried minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by Will or another writing signed by the parent and attested by at least 2 witnesses. If by Will, the acceptance should be filed where the Will has been probated.

Michigan law authorizes the appointment of a temporary guardian in an emergency circumstance. There must be a hearing on a petition for emergency guardianship, and the subject of the petition must be notified. Other interested parties may not be notified of the emergency hearing, given the time constraints.

A guardianship assistance payment on a child's behalf could not exceed the foster care maintenance payment that would have been paid on that child's behalf if he or she had remained in a foster family home.

A Guardianship is started by filing a petition with the Probate Court. You can obtain this form from the Probate Court office. This form is also available online. Try to include as much information as possible in the Petition to help the Judge understand why a guardian is necessary.

Every year that the guardianship continues, the guardian must file with the Probate Court the Annual Report on Condition of Minor (PC 654) which updates the Probate Court on the condition of the minor. This form must be filed each year on the anniversary date of the issuance of the Letters of Guardianship.