Section 5-107 Protection of minors
[Text of section added by 2008, 521, Sec. 9 effective July 1, 2009. See 2008, 521, Sec. 44.]
Section 5-107. [Protection of Minors]
The court shall not appoint as guardian any person petitioning for guardianship who: (i) is currently being investigated or has charges pending for committing an assault and battery that resulted in serious bodily injury to the minor, incapacitated or ill person; or (ii) is currently being investigated or has charges pending for neglect of the minor, incapacitated or ill person. The court shall terminate a guardianship appointed under this section if, upon petition, it is established that the guardian is: (i) currently being investigated or has charges pending for committing an assault and battery that resulted in serious bodily injury to the minor, incapacitated or ill person; or (ii) is currently being investigated or has charges pending for neglect of the minor, incapacitated or ill person.