Sec. 6. "Guardian" means a person who is a fiduciary and is appointed by a court to be a guardian or conservator responsible as the court may direct for the person or the property of an incapacitated person or a minor. The term includes a temporary guardian, a limited guardian, and a successor guardian but excludes one who is only a guardian ad litem. The terms guardian and conservator are interchangeable.
Ind. Code § 29-3-1-6
"Guardian"
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Doe v. Shults-Lewis Child & Family Services, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in Casey Walker v. State of Indiana (April 2013)
As added by P.L.169-1988, SEC.1
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.