If your child has a guardian and you would like a court-ordered schedule for visitation, you can file a request in court to ask for a visitation schedule. If you are a child's guardian and the child's parent has an order for visitation but it's not working, you can file papers asking the judge to change the schedule.
Guardianships usually end when you turn 18. However, if you are an 18 to 20-year-old immigrant youth, you can ask the court for a guardianship of the person as part of your request for a Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) order in state court. The SIJ order is a required part of the application for SIJ classification.
The youth (you) must
After you file your Petitions (to become a guardian and a temporary guardian) and get a court date, you must have another adult (called a server) hand-deliver a copy of both your Petitions, the Notice of Hearing, and Comparison of Guardians With Other Nonparent Caregivers (form GC-207-INFO/JV-352-INFO) to the child's parents and the child if they
After you file your papers, you have to notify some of the child's family members about your request to move out of state with the child. To let them know, you must either tell them about your request and get their signed consent or have someone give or mail a copy of the court papers to them (called serve court papers).
After you file your papers, you have to notify the child's family members and guardian about your request and court date. To let them know, you must have someone give or mail a copy of the court papers to them (called serve court papers).
After you file your papers, you have to give notice to the child's family members and certain other persons about the case and court date. You may also need to let the child and other adults in the child's life know about the case. To let them know, you must have someone deliver a copy of the court papers to them (called serving court papers).
Before your hearing, the court will appoint someone (an investigator) to do an investigation. The investigator might be a court employee or someone from Child Protective Services or Social Services (typically, a social worker).
