Cap. 13activeordinance

Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

未成年人監護條例

Full legislation

s.8A

Guardian appointed under section 6 to act jointly with surviving parent or surviving guardian

(1)
Subject to
section 8
, any guardian appointed under
section 6
must act jointly with the surviving parent or surviving guardian (if any) of a minor on assuming guardianship over the minor.
(2)
If the surviving parent or surviving guardian and the guardian appointed under
section 6
think the other is unfit to have guardianship over the minor, either of them may apply to the court and the court may
order—
(a)
the surviving parent or surviving guardian and the guardian appointed under
section 6
to continue to act jointly;
(b)
the surviving parent or surviving guardian to act as the guardian of the minor to the exclusion of the guardian appointed under
section 6
; or
(c)
the guardian appointed under
section 6
to act as the guardian of the minor to the exclusion of the surviving parent or surviving guardian.