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There are several key differences between a guardianship and an adoption. Guardianship: -The parents of the child retain their parental rights and can ask for contact with the child while they are under a guardian’s care. -The courts have the right to end a guardianship when/if the parents are able to take proper care of the child [...]

When you want to be the guardian of a child, you must ‘give notice’ to certain people, including agencies and relatives. To ‘give notice’ means that someone (other than yourself) must deliver copies of your court forms to certain people personally or by mail. This is so that required people have knowledge of your request to become [...]