37-1-804 - Custody Rights and responsibilities of permanent guardian Liability.
37-1-804. Custody Rights and responsibilities of permanent guardian Liability.
(a) The permanent guardian shall maintain physical custody of the child and shall have the following rights and responsibilities concerning the child:
(1) To protect, nurture, discipline, and educate the child;
(2) To provide food, clothing, shelter, and education as required by law, and necessary health care, including medical, dental and mental health, for the child;
(3) To consent to health care, without liability by reason of the consent for injury to the child resulting from the negligence or acts of third persons, unless a parent would have been liable in the circumstances;
(4) To authorize a release of health care and educational information;
(5) To authorize a release of information when consent of a parent is required by law, regulation, or policy;
(6) To consent to social and school activities of the child;
(7) To consent to military enlistment or marriage;
(8) To obtain representation for the child in legal actions;
(9) To determine the nature and extent of the child's contact with other persons;
(10) To make decisions regarding travel; and
(11) To manage the child's income and assets.
(b) The permanent guardian is not liable to third persons by reason of the relationship for acts of the child.
[Acts 2005, ch. 389, § 1.]