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Minors cannot hold property or engage in business transactions. They need a guardian to do these things. If a guardian is needed a parent will probably be appointed as such. Minors may also need guardians of their person if their parents are dead or unable to care for them. When a guardian is needed a court may appoint a person who has attained age 18 who is a U.S. resident of sound mind and not disabled, and who has not been convicted of a felony. The court must find the person capable of providing an active and suitable program of guardianship. Parents may designate who they want to act as guardian of their children in a will or a document executed like a will. They can designate someone to act after their death or during their lives, if a guardian is necessary. Someone who is designated to act while they are alive is called a standby guardian. || Back
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Donald M.
Thompson * 55 W. Monroe #3950; Chicago, IL 60603 - Illinois
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