Arkansas Code Title 28, Subtitle 5, Chapter 65, Subchapter 2 - Appointment

• § 28-65-201 - For Whom Guardian May Be Appointed.
  (a) A guardian of the estate may be appointed for any incapacitated person.(b) A guardian of the person may be appointed for any incapacitated...
• § 28-65-202 - Venue.
  (a) The venue for the appointment of a guardian shall be: (1) In the county of this state which is the domicile of the...
• § 28-65-203 - Qualifications of Guardian.
  (a) A natural person who is a resident of this state, eighteen (18) or more years of age, of sound mind, not a convicted...
• § 28-65-204 - Preferences.
  (a) The parents of an unmarried minor, or either of them, if qualified and, in the opinion of the court, suitable, shall be preferred...
• § 28-65-205 - Petition.
  (a) Any person may file a petition for the appointment of himself or herself or some other qualified person as guardian of an incapacitated...
• § 28-65-206 - Single Guardianship for Two or More Incapacitated Persons.
  When an application is made for the appointment of a guardian for two (2) or more incapacitated persons who are children of a common...
• § 28-65-207 - Notice of Hearing for Appointment.
  (a) Notice of the hearing for the appointment of a guardian need not be given to any person: (1) Who has signed the petition;...
• § 28-65-208 - Notice of Other Hearings.
  Whenever notice of a hearing in a guardianship proceeding is required, the notice shall be served upon the following who do not appear or...
• § 28-65-209 - Request for Special Notice of Hearings.
  (a) (1) At any time after the issuance of letters of guardianship, any department, bureau, agency, or political subdivision of the United States or...
• § 28-65-210 - Proof Required for Appointment of Guardian.
  Before appointing a guardian, the court must be satisfied that: (1) The person for whom a guardian is prayed is either a minor or...
• § 28-65-211 - Determination of Incapacity -- Evidence Required.
  (a) The fact of minority, disappearance, or detention, or confinement by a foreign power shall be established by satisfactory evidence.(b) (1) In determining the...
• § 28-65-212 - Evaluations.
  (a) (1) A professional evaluation shall be performed prior to the court hearing on any petition for guardianship except when appointment is being made...
• § 28-65-213 - Hearing -- Effect of Determinations.
  (a) At the hearing, the respondent shall have the right to: (1) Be represented by counsel; (2) Present evidence on his or her own...
• § 28-65-214 - Guardianship Order.
  (a) A court order establishing a guardianship shall contain findings of fact that the respondent is an incapacitated person and is in need of...
• § 28-65-215 - Bond of Guardian.
  (a) If the guardianship is to be of the person only, the amount of the bond shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or...
• § 28-65-216 - Issuance of Letters.
  (a) When a guardian has given such bond as may be required and the bond has been approved, as provided by § 28-48-205, or...
• § 28-65-217 - Form of Letters.
  (a) Letters of guardianship shall be in substantially the following form: Click here to view form(b) If the powers, authorities, or duties of the...
• § 28-65-218 - Temporary Guardian.
  (a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, if the court finds that there is imminent danger to the life or...
• § 28-65-219 - Substitution -- Removal.
  (a) When a minor ward has attained fourteen (14) years of age, his or her guardian may be removed on petition of the ward...
• § 28-65-220 - Successor Guardian.
  When a guardian dies, is removed by order of the court, or resigns and the resignation is accepted by the court, the court may...
• § 28-65-221 - Standby Guardians.
  (a) Without surrendering parental rights, any parent who is chronically ill or near death may have a standby guardian appointed by the court for...

Last modified: November 15, 2016