2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 45a-613. (Formerly Sec. 45-45a). Removal of guardian or coguardian of the person of a minor.

      Sec. 45a-613. (Formerly Sec. 45-45a). Removal of guardian or coguardian of the person of a minor. (a) Any guardian or coguardians of the person of a minor appointed under section 45a-616 or appointed by a court of comparable jurisdiction in another state, may be removed by the court of probate which made the appointment, and another guardian or coguardian appointed, in the same manner as that provided in sections 45a-603 to 45a-622, inclusive, for removal of a parent as guardian.

      (b) Any removal of a guardian under subsection (a) of this section shall be preceded by notice to the guardian or coguardians, the parent or parents and the minor if over twelve years of age, as provided by section 45a-609.

      (c) If a new guardian is appointed, the court shall send a copy of that order to the parent or parents of the minor.

      (P.A. 79-460, S. 11; P.A. 86-200, S. 2; 86-264, S. 6.)

      History: P.A. 86-200 included references to coguardians; P.A. 86-264 changed the age of minor from fourteen to twelve years of age; Sec. 45-45a transferred to Sec. 45a-613 in 1991.

      Annotation to former section 45-45a:

      Cited. 193 C. 393, 407.