Guardianship not transferred to new state.

dodgersmom
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:35:48 +0000

You have (or had until he turned 18) a court-ordered legal guardianship. I don’t know the requirements for registering that in another state, but I would be surprised if you had to. The Texas order would be no less valid in North Carolina. (Imagine if it weren’t . . . Would you no longer be the kid’s legal guardian every time you went on vacation to another state?)

Provide the school with the Texas guardianship order. That should be sufficient.

And you are under no obligation to provide any information regarding his parents or their situation. The guardianship order makes it clear that they are no longer legally responsible for him. Nothing further need be said.