Divorce, death, arrest- there are many reasons a child can end up without someone to care for them. You may be facing a situation where the parent is unfit to care for a child. You may have a relative with a mental health illness or who is elderly and needs a guardian or conservator. Attorney Barboza is an experienced family law attorney who can walk you through your guardianship or conservator case.
A guardianship is a legal relationship created when a person or institution named in a will or assigned by the court to take care of minor children or incompetent adults. While a guardianship of a child does not permanently terminate parental rights, it takes away the parents' right to make decisions about their child's life. This means that although the guardian now has custody and is responsible for raising the child, the parents are still the child's legal parents.
As a conservator you are appointed by the court to assist a minor child or an incompetent adult with issues concerning the control of their money.
Whatever your situation maybe, please contact us for a consultation to discuss the guardianship or conservator issue you are facing.