What about guardians of minors?
A child's parents are the child's natural guardians, and in general may act for the child. In circumstances where the parents die or become incapacitated, or if a child receives an inheritance or proceeds of a lawsuit of insurance policy in excess of $15,000, the court must appoint a guardian.


Both parents or a surviving parent may make and file with the Clerk of Court a written declaration naming a guardian of the child's person or property to serve if both parents die or become incapacitated. A guardian may also be designated in a will in which the child is a beneficiary.

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1. What is a guardianship?
2. What is a guardian?
3. What does a guardian do?
4. What is required of a guardian?
5. What is an incapacitated person?
6. Is a guardianship the only way to help an incapacitated person?
7. How will an incapacitated person know that a guardianship proceeding has been initiated?
8. What about guardians of minors?
9. If I do not have an attorney to represent me as a guardian, how do I find one?