If the minors have different parents, you will have to file a petition for each minor and pay the required filing fees for each petition. If the guardianship is needed for more than one minor, and the minors have the same mother and father, you can file one petition. If a parent is deceased, you will need to bring in a death certificate, obituary, or funeral program. You will need a certified copy of the minor’s birth certificate. We cannot accept notarized letters from a parent. If the parents are willing to sign the acknowledgement and consent to the petition, their signature MUST be notarized or witnessed by a Probate Clerk. The person seeking guardianship must complete all pages of the petition. There is an additional cost if the Court determines a Citation has to be published and/or the Sheriff has to serve notice on a parent. The Initial Filing Fees must be paid upon filing the petition. To begin the process, a petition must be filed seeking guardianship of the child(ren) by the person(s) who wish to be named guardian(s). Such cases are handled through Superior Court or Juvenile Court. Guardianships are not granted by this Court from one parent to another parent. Guardianship orders may be required to register the minor child in school and authorize medical treatment for a child. A guardianship order is often required for a single parent to enter into the military. Temporary Guardianship orders authorize individuals to care for minor children when parents are unable to care for their children temporarily.
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