2019 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 56 - Standby and Temporary Guardianship
Section 5625 - Termination of temporary guardianship

Universal Citation: 23 PA Cons Stat § 5625 (2019)
§ 5625. Termination of temporary guardianship.

(a) Conditions.--A court shall terminate a temporary guardianship if any of the following exists:

(1) The custodial parent demonstrates the basis for the temporary guardianship no longer exists.

(2) The custodial parent and temporary guardian agree upon termination.

(3) The temporary guardian files a petition with the court seeking termination.

(4) Subject to subsection (b), a noncustodial or adoptive parent files a petition with the court seeking termination of the guardianship.

(5) The temporary guardian or an individual who resides with the temporary guardian commits an offense that results in the temporary guardian or an individual who resides with the temporary guardian being identified as a perpetrator as defined in section 6303 (relating to definitions).

(b) Mandatory considerations.--Before terminating an order for temporary guardianship under subsection (a)(4), the court shall consider if termination of the temporary guardianship is in the best interests of the minor if the individual's parental rights were previously terminated.

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