1997 Minnesota Statutes

     260.245 Change of guardian; termination of guardianship. 

    Upon its own motion or upon petition of an interested 
 party, the juvenile court having jurisdiction of the child may, 
 after notice to the parties and a hearing, remove the guardian 
 appointed by the juvenile court and appoint a new guardian in 
 accordance with the provisions of section 260.242, subdivision 
 1, clause (a), (b), or (c).  Upon a showing that the child is 
 emancipated, the court may discharge the guardianship.  Any 
 child 14 years of age or older who is not adopted but who is 
 placed in a satisfactory foster home, may, with the consent of 
 the foster parents, join with the guardian appointed by the 
 juvenile court in a petition to the court having jurisdiction of 
 the child to discharge the existing guardian and appoint the 
 foster parents as guardians of the child.  The authority of a 
 guardian appointed by the juvenile court terminates when the 
 individual under guardianship is no longer a minor or when 
 guardianship is otherwise discharged.  

    HIST: 1959 c 685 s 38; 1971 c 186 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 32