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Ark. Code Ann. § 28-65-221

Standby guardians

Acts 1999, No. 517, § 1.

(1) Without surrendering parental rights, any parent who is chronically ill or near death may have a standby guardian appointed by the court for the parent's minor children using the same procedures outlined in this subchapter to establish a guardianship. The standby guardian's authority would take effect as outlined in an order of standby guardianship, upon: The death of the parent;

(2) The mental incapacity of the parent; or

(3) The physical debilitation and consent of the parent.

(4) The standby guardian shall immediately notify the court upon the death, incapacity, or debilitation of the parent and shall immediately assume the role of guardian of the minor children.

(5) The court shall enter an order of guardianship in conformance with this section.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.