Blog Posts in Guardianships

Yesterday, we discussed about guardianship and parental unfitness under Probate Code section 1513 (c). In a similar vein, we will discuss about parental rights termination based upon child's best ...

The drama surrounding Ariel Winters of Modern Family fame and her 32 year-old sister's quest to obtain guardianship over her brings to mind a guardianship case titled Guardianship of Christian G. ...

This week a new act called the Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The act was sponsored by Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and it's purpose ...

If you have been reading this blog or browsing the David A. Shapiro website , then you should be aware by now the definition of what a guardian is and the duties required to protect their ward. ...

As a parent faced with a life threatening disease, you may have considered using a joint guardianship for your minor child. Once you've established that a joint guardianship is the right course of ...

As soon as the parent becomes unable to care for the child the appointed guardian will then become responsible for the child's care, custody, and general well-being. The duties required of the ...