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Ways to Establish Guardianship Acceptance by the guardian of a testamentary appointment. The child's parents can nominate a guardian in their will or other written document. Appointment by a local school board. Appointment of a guardian in a child welfare proceeding in juvenile court. District court appointment.

Guardianship creates a legal relationship between a child and caregiver that is intended to be perma- nent and self-sustaining and can provide a permanent family for the child without the necessity of terminating parental rights.

To transfer guardianship – whether you are a parent or another adult currently serving as guardian – requires filing a petition in court and getting approval from the appropriate judge, typically after a hearing and other evaluation to determine if transferring guardianship is in the child's best interest.

(1) Upon registration of a guardianship order from another state, the guardian of the person or guardian of the estate may exercise in this state all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of this state, including maintaining actions and proceedings in this state and, if the ...

The person who wants to be the new guardian would file a Petition for Appointment of Successor/Co-Guardian. The guardian can voluntarily resign if they no longer want to be the guardian. The court will have to choose a replacement guardian, and may appoint the public guardian if no one else is willing to be appointed.

If you are 16 years old or older, you can ask the juvenile court for emancipation. File a Petition for Emancipation in the juvenile court in your county. Forms are in the forms section below. Use the court directory to find your local juvenile court.

Utah has an emancipation law which allows minors 16 and older to petition the juvenile court for emancipation. In order to grant emancipation, a court must find that the minor has the ability and capacity to manage his or her own affairs and to live independently from his or her parents or guardian.

Either both parent's must give consent to the name change or be given notice and an opportunity to express his or her reasons for not wanting the name changed. The court will make the ultimate decision based on the child's best interest.

The appointment of a guardian does not terminate a parent's rights. The legal parents of the minor retain some rights and responsibilities even if the court has ordered someone else to be the child's guardian. Parents retain the right to reasonable parent-time unless restricted by the court.