Q: For me to petition for guardianship of a minor, how do I prove that the parents are unfit?
In a previous post, Wyckoff Nissenbaum said "In order to be a guardian on a minor child it is necessary to file a Petition for Guardianship. If the bio family does not assent to the guardianship it will be necessary to prove that they are unfit." How do I prove that?
A: Basically, with facts that show that the parents are unfit. How you do that is, of course, dependent upon facts that you can show, not just opinions, but through witnesses who have seen the parents and been around them enough to be able to testify about how the child is treated and what the parents have done or said.
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