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Area of Law: | Family Law, Municipal, County and Local Law |
Keywords: | Co-guardianship; Application; Best interest of the ward |
Jurisdiction: | Minnesota |
Cited Cases: | 733 N.W.2d 506; 303 Minn. 226; 478 N.W.2d 790; 226 N.W.2d 895; 347 N.W.2d 62; 286 N.W. 245; 205 Minn. 399 |
Cited Statutes: | Minn. Stat. § 524.5-301, § 524.5-303(a), § 524.5-309(a), § 524.5-309(b) |
Date: | 02/01/2011 |
Under Minnesota guardianship law, which is based on the Uniform Guardianship and Protected Persons Act, a person may become a guardian of an incapacitated person either through a parental or spousal appointment, or upon appointment by the court. See Minn. Stat. § 524.5-301 (2010). Any person interested in an individual’s welfare may petition the court for a determination of incapacity of that individual, in whole or in part, and for the appointment of a limited or unlimited guardian for the individual. Id. § 524.5-303(a).
The guardianship statute prioritizes who may be appointed as guardian. The court, in appointing a guardian, must consider persons otherwise qualified in the following order of priority*FN1:
Id. § 524.5-309(a). See also Schmidt v. Hebeisen, 347 N.W.2d 62, 64 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984) (explaining that “[c]ourts generally select someone with family ties or the nominees of such persons when appointing a guardian. However, that requirement is not mandatory and the court will disregard the application of a family member if […]
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