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Ask the Court to Remove and Replace the Guardian However, someone must file all of the required paperwork to ask to serve as the new guardian going forward. It will be up to the judge to decide if there is a legal basis to remove the guardian and if so, to appoint a new guardian to take over.

There are no hard-and-fast rules as to the age at which a child is considered mature enough to testify as to a preference regarding residential responsibility. A court might find a ten year old in one case mature enough to express a preference, but find otherwise regarding a thirteen year old in another case.

To do so, North Dakota Century Code § 14-15-19(2), requires both parents to sign away their rights in writing to the agency taking custody of the child or in the presence and with approval of a judge.

This is called an ex-parte appointment of an emergency guardian. A Juvenile Court Judge or Judicial Referee may appoint an ex-parte emergency guardian only when the petition shows, in writing, that the child will be substantially harmed before a hearing can be held.

A guardianship of an adult is a court process where a North Dakota state district court judge or judicial referee decides that an adult (18 years or older) is incapacitated to the point they're unable to care for themselves responsibly or their incapacity endangers their health or safety.

A guardianship of a minor child is a state court process where a judge appoints a guardian to act in the place of a parent of the minor child. A legal relationship is created between the guardian and the minor child, allowing the guardian to care for and make decisions on behalf of the minor child.