![]() In the case of immigrant youth who are seeking special immigrant juvenile status, the law allows a guardianship of the person to be requested (or extended) for a young person who is already 18 but still under 21. Generally, probate guardianships are for children under 18. Find out more about guardianships in juvenile court.Ī probate guardianship of the person is set up because a child is living with an adult who is not the child’s parent, and the adult needs a court order to make decisions on behalf of the child. If Child Protective Services (CPS) is involved in your case, you probably have to go to the juvenile court to find out what you can do. ![]() If custody of the minor was awarded to a non-parent through the juvenile dependency court, this section does NOT apply. These cases are brought by the person seeking to be appointed guardian or by someone else in the family asking the court to appoint a guardian. The information in this section is about probate guardianships.
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