Michigan Laws 700.5206 – Review modification of plan; powers and duties of limited guardian
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.5206
- Court: means the probate court or, when applicable, the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
- 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 who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or a legally incapacitated individual under a parental or spousal nomination or a court appointment and includes a limited guardian as described in sections 5205, 5206, and 5306. See Michigan Laws 700.1104
- Minor: means an individual who is less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- Minor ward: means a minor for whom a guardian is appointed solely because of minority. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- Parent: includes , but is not limited to, an individual entitled to take, or who would be entitled to take, as a parent under this act by intestate succession from a child who dies without a will and whose relationship is in question. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- Ward: means an individual for whom a guardian is appointed. See Michigan Laws 700.1108
(1) The court shall review a proposed limited guardianship placement plan filed with the court under section 5205 and shall do 1 of the following:
(a) Approve the proposed plan.
(b) Disapprove the proposed plan.
(c) On its own motion, modify a proposed plan and approve it as modified, if the parties agree to the modification. The modified plan must be filed with the court.
(2) A limited guardianship placement plan that has been approved by the court may be modified on agreement of the parties and approval of the court. A modified limited guardianship placement plan must be filed with the court.
(3) The voluntary suspension of parental rights under section 5205 does not prevent the parent or parents from filing a petition to terminate the limited guardianship at any time as provided in section 5208. Appointment of a limited guardian under this section is a continuing appointment.
(4) A limited guardian appointed under this section has all of the powers and duties enumerated in section 5215 except that a minor‘s limited guardian shall not consent to adoption of the minor ward or to the release of the minor ward for adoption.