Alaska Acceptance of Appointment as Guardian

Can this process be done more quickly? In an emergency, the court can appoint a temporary healthcare guardian for 90 days, or an emergency guardian for 15 days. Click here for a petition to be appointed a 15-day emergency guardian. You can fill out the form online, but you will still need to file it with the court.

The answer is usually no, a parent cannot stop a child from seeing the other parent unless a court order states otherwise.The parents have an existing court order, and a parent is violating the court order by interfering with the other parent's parenting time.

The guardian may move the court to restrict communication/visitation for good cause, including: issuance of a protective order; whether abuse, neglect or exploitation of the individual by the person seeking access has occurred or is likely; and any documented wishes of the individual to reject the communication/

A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward.A parent of a child is normally not considered a guardian, though the responsibilities may be similar.

As guardian of the person, you are entitled to compensation for your time, upon court approval. The compensation cannot exceed five percent of the ward's gross income. Attorney fees and other costs can and should be paid out of the ward's income, upon court approval.

This will involve factors such as stability in the child's upbringing, the child's stated preference, the ability of the proposed guardian to provide the child with proper care, the relationship between the parents and the proposed guardian, and any information regarding the moral character of the proposed guardian.

A guardian is also prohibited from making gifts from the ward's estate. Generally, a guardian cannot tie up the ward's money by purchasing real estate, but can lend the money to someone else buying real estate if the property is sufficient security for the loan.

When should a guardian be appointed? A child guardian will be appointed when the family court requires an independent view of what has been happening in the concerned child's life and what should happen in their life. The court will appoint a children guardian in child proceedings under the Children Act 1989.