The legal complexity of guardianships and conservatorships normally necessitates having an attorney since the Judge of Probate cannot advise you of the law or provide you with forms. (Probate Court may limit powers of guardianship) May delegate certain responsibilities to the ward for the decision making.May take custody of ward and establish a home.May receive limited funds for support of ward.Must report the condition of the ward to the Probate Court.Must apply available money for current needs or health, support, education and maintenance.Must take reasonable care of ward's personal effects.Must become personally acquainted with ward.Must assume responsibilities of a parent regarding support, care and education.Yes, in a will a person may appoint a guardian for his or her incapacitated spouse. Yes, in a will a parent may appoint a guardian for a minor child or for an unmarried incapacitated child.
Also, a parental nomination has priority. However, if the minor is 14 years old or older, the minor's nominee must be appointed unless the appointment is contrary to the minor's best interest. The Probate Court may appoint any person who will act in the best interest of the minor. Persons interested in becoming a volunteer guardian should contact Lynn Hudson, with the Via! Health, Fitness and Enrichment Center for additional information. An appointed volunteer guardian makes decisions on the ward’s behalf concerning health and well-being matters and provides the Court with reports as required. The program is now administered by Via! Health, Fitness and Enrichment Center in midtown Mobile. Volunteer guardians are utilized by the Probate Court in those instances where an adult incapacitated person, in need of such assistance, has no other person willing or available to serve. HandsOn South Alabama, in partnership with the Mobile Bar Association, officially launched the program back in May of 2010. Relative with whom person has lived the prior 6 monthsĪ Volunteer Guardian program has been established in Mobile County through the efforts of several organizations, individuals and the Probate Court.Person named in a durable power of attorney.However, the law establishes the following priorities: Legal name for a person for whom a guardian has been appointed.Īny qualified person may be appointed. The mother, who refuses to be identified, said her daughter Israa had been "raped" and that the girl's father kidnapped her.īut a department of the interior ministry dealing with violence against women said in a statement that it had met with Israa, her father and husband, seen the religious contract, and said she had assured them she had not been coerced.Ĭhild marriage is not uncommon in conservative and rural areas of Iraq, as well as in other Arab countries.A guardian is the parent of a minor or someone who has been appointed by the Probate Court to be responsible for the personal care of an individual. "Religious marriages are not permitted outside civil or religious courts but these types of marriages still happen regularly and can be formalised on the payment of a small fine," it said in a recent report. The legal age for marriage in Iraq is 18 but can be lowered to 15 in cases of parental or judicial consent, according to charity Save the Children. Rights activists protested outside the Baghdad court with banners such as "the marriage of minors is a crime against childhood", while lawyer Marwan Obeidi told AFP the case had been postponed until November 28. An Iraqi court adjourned a hearing Sunday to allow a man to formalise his religious marriage to a 12-year-old girl, according to a lawyer for the girl's mother, who opposes the union.