United States Probate Process: Difference between revisions

The court may have appointed a guardian to care for minor children or incompetent adults. In some cases a parent was appointed as the guardian for his own child. Sometimes male relatives were made guardians even though the mother was alive. The records may include letters of guardianship (appointment of a guardian), bonds, sale of property (to provide for a minor's needs), accounts (account of the guardian's services and support in behalf of the minor), and a final account when the child comes of age and a guardian is no longer needed. Records of guardianship may be kept separately from other probate papers, or a different court may have jurisdiction over guardianship.