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The Guardianship Order will provide only for the personal care, day-to-day decisions for the child, and to make all major decisions for the child, including those related to religion, medical care and schooling. It will not give you the right to make decisions for the financial affairs of the child.

A guardian of the person is someone appointed by the court to make personal care decisions on behalf of a mentally incapable adult. This usually happens when the person doesn't have a power of attorney for personal care or if their attorney is not able or willing to fulfill their duties.

For example, one guardian may be in charge of the child's day-to-day care and has the authority to make important decisions regarding housing, medical care, schooling, and extracurricular activities. The court might also appoint a second guardian to manage property left to the child until they turn 18.

The person who wants to be the new guardian would file a Petition for Appointment of Successor/Co-Guardian. The guardian can voluntarily resign if they no longer want to be the guardian. The court will have to choose a replacement guardian, and may appoint the public guardian if no one else is willing to be appointed.

How Obtain Guardianship of a Child file paperwork with the court clerk; ask a judge to appoint you the guardian of a minor child; and, go to a hearing and show the judge why you should be appointed as the child's guardian.

Regardless, the parent must file a petition to end the arrangement as he or she would if they were in agreement with the guardian. As always, the judge will consider whether keeping the guardianship in effect is in the child's best interest, which will require the parent to prove the hardship they endured is over.