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Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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December 8, 2021<br>
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Candace,<br>
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It's not uncommon for people to informally care for minor children for years. <br>
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Unless this person was appointed by the court, then they are not actually a legal guardian. However, under new guardianship laws, third parties who have cared for children, have clear rights to notice of proceedings about the minors they cared for.<br>
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If the child is still a minor and you now wanted to appoint a different legal guardian, you would need to file a Petition for Minor Guardianship. The person who has been acting informally would need to receive legal notice (in person service) etc. of the summons and petition. If they don’t object to the new proposed guardian, then their job is done. If they object, then it will be a contested guardianship and the court will decide who will be the guardian.<br>
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If the new person also wants to be an unofficial guardian, then they can do what that last person did. They just take the child into their home and start caring for them until there is a dispute about who should be this person’s guardian.<br>
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I recommend that guardianship be legally established through the court, however. It’s a simple enough process if it’s uncontested. <br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Candace Wilkerson <<a href="mailto:cwilkerson@wongfleming.com">cwilkerson@wongfleming.com</a>>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone seen a situation in WA in which a person nominated as guardian of a minor in a parent’s will serves as guardian for years without actually being appointed by the court? I seem to have such a situation now, and want to try to remove this person from the role.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thoughts would be appreciated!</p>
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