Revises provisions relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-470)

From the Legislature

AN ACT relating to guardianship; revising provisions relating to certain investigative services provided during a guardianship proceeding; prohibiting a governmental entity from charging a fee for providing a copy of certain documents relating to a guardianship proceeding; revising provisions relating to service of process of a citation and petition in a guardianship proceeding; changing the name of the State Guardianship Compliance Office to the State Guardianship Office; changing the title of the State Guardianship Compliance Officer to the State Guardianship Officer; revising the powers of the Officer; authorizing a court to appoint or extend the appointment of a guardian for a protected minor or proposed protected minor seeking status as a special immigrant juvenile with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances; revising certain notice requirements for minor guardianship proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.