Filing Fee

$20.00 per child

Note: This fee may be waived if the person filing for Guardianship can show they are indigent. 
 

Forms Used

PC 638, Petition to Terminate or Modify Guardianship\Conservatorship
 

Interested Persons

Only list new interested persons and\or change of addresses for any interested persons since the guardianship was opened.  If an interested person is not included or is not properly served, the hearing cannot be held.  The interested persons in a petition to terminate or modify a  full minor guardianship are:

1. The minor, if 14 years of age or older,
2. If known, each person who had the principal care and custody of the minor during the 63 days before the petition was filed,
3. The parents of the minor or, if neither of them is living, any grandparents and the adult presumptive heirs of the minor, and
4. The guardian.

 IN GUARDIANSHIP CASES, IF A PARTY IS INCARCERATED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PRISONER NUMBER MUST BE LISTED ON THE PETITION.  TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION, CALL (517) 373-0284 OR CLICK ON www.state.mi.us/mdoc/asp/otis2.html
 

Hearing Date

Your Petition will be set for hearing by the Court.  Typically, the hearing date is 4-5 weeks after the petition is filed.   You, the Petitioner, must attend the hearing or your Petition will be dismissed. 
 

Guardian ad Litem/ Attorney

The Court may appoint a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) to investigate the situation and make a recommendation to the Court prior to the hearing.