Michigan Laws 722.875b – Legal guardianship as judicially created relationship; transfer of parental rights to guardian
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.875b
- Child: means an individual less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.872
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Guardian: means a person appointed by the court to act as a legal guardian for a child under section 19a or 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 722.872
- Probate: Proving a will
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
The legal guardianship must be a judicially created relationship as provided for under section 19a and 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code, MCL 712A.19a and 712A.19c, another state‘s law or code, or tribal law or code when the child is a ward of this state, between the child and the child’s guardian that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by the transfer to the guardian of the following parental rights with respect to the child:
(a) Protection.
(b) Education.
(c) Care and control of the individual.
(d) Custody of the individual.
(e) Decision making.