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Short-Term Guardianship You only need a guardianship for a minor child for 6 months or less; AND. The parents will sign and notarize a short-term guardianship agreement. Only one parent's signature is needed if the other parent is deceased, unknown, has no legal rights, or has had their parental rights terminated; AND.

A temporary guardian is typically an uncle or aunt, grandparent or step-parent, sister, brother, or cousin. No temporary or permanent guardianships will be granted to an individual who cannot demonstrate a relationship with the child or incapacitated adult.

You may file for temporary custody if you have the signed, notarized consents of the child's legal parents. You may also file for temporary custody if you are an extended family member who is caring full time for the child as a substitute parent and the child is presently living with you.

Importantly, the emergency temporary guardianship only lasts for 90 days, so it is specifically designed to be temporary (hence the name) until a full guardianship hearing can be held. A court hearing must still take place to confirm that even an emergency temporary guardianship is necessary.

If however legal custody of the child needs to be transferred to a grandparent then an application will need to be made for temporary guardianship. The temporary guardianship would mean the grandparents are made a guardian in addition to the parent and this will last for a limited time.

"Temporary guardian." A family member appointed by a court for a limited period as a guardian of the minor when the minor's custodial parent has entered a rehabilitation facility for treatment of drug or alcohol addiction or has been subject to emergency medical intervention due to abuse of drugs or alcohol.