Legal Question in Family Law in New York
revoking guardianship
how does a girl 15 years old go about taking her guardianship from her parents and giving guardianship to a family friend, 40 and owns a house and has a monthly income?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: revoking guardianship
I assume you are talking about a natural (birth) guardianship and not a court appointed one.
That being the case you have to prove why the parents are not proper to be parents and why the proposed guardian is.
Re: revoking guardianship
Adoption is one process - a 15 year old has the right to consent to the adoption in NYS.
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Re: revoking guardianship
First that child would have to bring an action for emancipation or the other person must petition in the family court for custody. In the case of a minor, it is not guardianship unless the natural parents are dead or the court has removed the minor from the parents.
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