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? A petition for appointment of a minor guardian shall be filed and heard in the county where the minor has resided for the past six months unless the court finds extraordinary circumstances for a sooner filing; or if the minor is a nonresident of the state, a county in which the minor has an estate.

§44A-1-4. (1) ?Conservator? means a person appointed by the court who is responsible for managing the estate and financial affairs of a protected person, and, where the context plainly indicates, the term ?conservator? means or includes a ?limited conservator? or a ?temporary conservator?.

Guardianship/ You must file these completed documents at the office of the circuit clerk in the county in which the individual needing a guardian or conservator resides, or the county where the individual is admitted to a health care or correctional facility.

One way to get a guardianship is to have the parents agree to the appointment of another guardian. This is called consent. If the parents will agree to the guardianship, it is best to get this in writing.

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.

For a person to be assigned as a temporary guardian, the person must fill an application stating the connection he/ she has with the minor and if his/ her criminal record is empty or not. After doing so, he/ she must show that both parents do not have a problem with him/ her being a temporary guardian of their child.