Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Guardianship for Unrelated Minor.
Here's the situation:
The child is a 15 year old male. I'll call him P. I'm 23. I've known P and his family for almost 2 years. He lives with his single adoptive mother, and the natural father has been dead since P was 5. I have become his ''mentor'', but also somewhat of a guardian. His mother has given me a POA to deal with school and medical issues, and also to take care of him, as he stayed with me for a time while she was out of the country.

I would like to get something more substantial in regards to legal guardianship. I want something that would allow me to take over as his legal guardian if the mother dies. Am I correct in assuming that if she were to die, the state would most likely take the child unless I had the guardianship?

I am financially stable enough to take care of him full-time, as I pretty much do at this point anyway. I'm not sure exactly what I should do at this point. Would a guardianship be effective enough to allow me to take the child should something happen to the mother? Is there anything special I should know? Does the child's age have anything to do with it?(He'll be 16 next month)

Asked on 10/18/04, 10:52 pm

David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

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Re: Guardianship for Unrelated Minor.

You can petition to be appointed guardian. The court will want to hear from the mother.

Answered on 10/18/04, 11:06 pm

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