(1) By a properly executed power of attorney, a parent or guardian of a minor or a guardian of a legally incapacitated individual may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding 180 days, any of the parent's or guardian's powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor child or ward, except the power to consent to adoption of a minor ward or to release of a minor ward for adoption. (2) A parent shall not knowingly and intentionally delegate his or her powers under this section
(1) The court may review a guardianship for a minor as it considers necessary and shall review a guardianship annually if the minor is under 6 years of age. In conducting the review, the court shall consider all of the following factors: (a) The parent's and guardian's compliance with either of the following, as applicable: (i) A limited guardianship placement plan. (ii) A court-structured plan under subsection (3)(b)(ii)(B) or section 5209(2)(b)(ii). (b) Whether the guardian has adequately provided
(1) The parent of an unmarried minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will or by another writing signed by the parent and attested by at least 2 witnesses. (2) Subject to the right of the minor under section 5203, if both parents are dead or have been adjudged to be legally incapacitated or the surviving parent has no parental rights or has been adjudged to be legally incapacitated, a parental appointment becomes effective when the guardian's acceptance is filed in the court in which the will
(1) The petitioner shall give notice of the time and place of hearing of a petition for the appointment of a minor's guardian to each of the following: (a) The minor, if 14 years of age or older. (b) The person who had the principal care and custody of the minor during the 63 days preceding the date of the petition. (c) Each living parent of the minor or, if neither of them is living, the adult nearest of kin to the minor. (2) Upon hearing, if the court finds that a qualified person seeks appointment
You may be eligible for benefits as the insured's child if you were legally adopted by the insured. If you were legally adopted after the insured's death by his or her surviving spouse you may also be considered the insured's legally adopted child. We apply the adoption laws of the State or foreign country where the adoption took place, not the State inheritance laws described in § 404.355 , to determine whether you are the insured's legally adopted child. 20 C.F.R. §404.356 44 FR 34481, June 15