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STANDBY GUARDIAN: Custody of a child can also be obtained without going to court by becoming a Standby Guardian. A standby guardianship is created by having the parents sign a document available from the probate court stating that they are consenting to have the grandparent or relative take guardianship of their child.

Teenagers, in particular, may object to being told they must spend specific blocks of time with a parent, even in families not dealing with divorce. As a result, we are commonly asked by clients at what age a child can refuse visitation. Under Connecticut law, there is no fixed age.

Legal guardianship means a court grants someone other than a biological parent the right to care for a minor. Custody (most often) generally describes a parent caring for his or her own child. Guardianship does not always grant custody or definitively mean a biological parent's custody is revoked.

A Connecticut parental (minor children) power of attorney gives an individual the right and powers to act as a child's guardian in places of their actual legal parent or guardian. Once it is completed, this form allows the appointed person to act on behalf of the issuing parent, in matters relating to the children.

The Kinship Fund makes grants to guardians in the amount of $550 per child per year, up to a maximum $2,200 per family. Grants must be used for the child or children for: Health (eyeglasses, dental care, hearing improvement treatment);

Following the death of the parents of the child, the designated person must file a petition with the Probate Court seeking confirmation as guardian. A guardian of the person of a minor has the duty to provide care and control of the minor and make all decisions affecting the minor's education and welfare.