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The document is a legal decree from the Chancery Court of a Mississippi county, appointing two individuals as General Guardians for a minor. It outlines their authority to fulfill the duties required by law and includes certification from the Chancery Clerk, affirming the issuance of Letters of Guardianship.

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What powers does the guardian have?

A guardian must act on an Incapacitated Person (IP)/Person in Need of a Guardian (PING)s behalf. Depending on the powers granted by the court, the guardian may be responsible for safeguarding the IP/ PINGs health, security, and wellbeing, and/or protecting and managing their finances and property.

How much power does a guardian have?

The guardian can be authorized to make legal, financial, and health care decisions for the ward. Depending on the terms of the guardianship, the guardian may or may not have to seek court approval for various decisions.

What do you call a person under guardianship?

Guardianship A legal arrangement where the court appoints a person or institution as a guardian to make decisions for an incapacitated person, and/or a child decisions about housing, medical care, legal issues, financial issues and services. The individual being cared for in the guardianship is called the Ward.

What does it mean to be under guardianship?

Guardianship, also, referred to as conservatorship, is a legal process, utilized when a person can no longer make or communicate safe or sound decisions about his/her person and/or property or has become susceptible to fraud or undue influence.

What are the downsides of guardianship?

The Cons to Guardianship: Loss of Freedoms: Your loved one loses the ability to make decisions for themself. Stigma of Incapability: Potential societal devaluation of your loved one. Non-Transferable: Risks if the guardian passes away. Difficult to Overturn: Once done, its a challenge to reverse.

What is difference between custody and guardianship?

Depending on individual circumstances, a guardian may have physical custody of a child, decision-making custody, or both. In some cases, a parent may retain full or partial physical custody while a guardian has legal custody; for example, in cases of a parent with cognitive impairment.

What does getting guardianship mean?

A guardianship is when an adult, who is not a childs parent, is legally responsible for the childs care because the childs parent is unable to care for them. It may also mean someone manages the childs money or property if the child has a lot.

What disqualifies a person from being a guardian?

Although the judge will consider all of your past convictions, the convictions that are viewed most negatively are child abuse and/or domestic violence; registered sex offenses where the victim was a child; and or of the childs other parent.

Who has more power a power of attorney or a guardian?

Guardianship: Often necessary when someone is severely incapacitated and cannot make even basic decisions for themselves. Power of Attorney: Suitable when someone wants to plan ahead and designate someone to manage their affairs if they become incapacitated, but still retain control while they have capacity.

What are the disadvantages of being a legal guardian?

There may be an unnecessary infringement of the alleged incapacitated persons privacy, freedom and loss of decision-making authority. The appointed guardian may over time become overly protective, dominating and arbitrary.

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