What does it mean to have guardianship of a minor child?
Guardianship generally means the duty and authority to make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect on the life and development of a child and the duty to be concerned about the child’s general welfare, including but not limited to: * Authority to consent to marriage * Enlistment in the U.S. armed forces * Major medical * Psychiatric and surgical treatment * Ability to obtain a driver’s license * Authority to represent the child in legal actions and make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child, but not the authority to deny the child the assistance of counsel. * Right and duty of reasonable visitation * Rights and responsibilities of legal custody except when legal custody has been given to another person or when the child is under the supervision of another entity. The court may assign all or a combination of the above rights to a guardian.
