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HB 1267 Guardianship or conservatorship; orders prior to the respondent's 18th birthday.

Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Petitions for guardianship or conservatorship; orders prior to the respondent's eighteenth birthday. Clarifies that a court may enter an order of appointment for a respondent's parent or guardian, or other person if there is no living parent or guardian, prior to the respondent's eighteenth birthday. The bill requires that any such order state whether the order takes effect immediately upon entry or on the child's eighteenth birthday.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Petitions for guardianship or conservatorship; orders prior to the respondent's eighteenth birthday. Clarifies that a court may enter an order of appointment for a respondent's parent or guardian prior to the respondent's eighteenth birthday. The bill requires that any such order state whether the order takes effect immediately upon entry or on the child's eighteenth birthday.