Guardian And Ward - Who Minors

Males of the age of 21 and females of the age of 18 years shall be considered of full age for all purposes.

R. S., ch. 64, sec. 1.

Nomination

If a minor is under the age of 14 years the County Court may nominate and appoint his guardian. If he is above that age he may nominate his own guardian.

Sec. 3.

Custody

The guardian of a minor shall have, under the direction of the court, the custody, nurture and tuition of his ward and the care and management of his estate; but the parents, or surviving parent, of the minor, if fit persons, and competent to transact their own business, shall be entitled to the custody of the person of the minor and the direction of his education. If father and mother live apart the court may award the custody and education to either parent or some other person.

Sec. 4.

Testamentary Guardian

The father, being of sound mind and memory, of a child to be born, or of any living child, may, by his last will, dispose of the custody and tuition of such child during its minority or for a less time. Provided, that the mother may not be deprived of her right to the custody of such child. The mother, if sole, or surviving the father, may in like manner dispose of the custody of the child.

Sec. 5.

Estate

The guardianship of the infant's estate may be appointed to one and the custody of the minor to another.

Sec. 6.

Education Of Ward

The guardian shall educate his ward.

Sec. 20.

Ward Put Out And Educated

Where the guardian does not see to it that the ward is taught to read and write, and the elementary rules of arithmetic, the court may put the ward out to some other person for the purpose of having him so educated.

Sec. 21.

Marriage Of Female Ward

The marriage of a female ward shall discharge the guardian from all right to her custody and education, but not to her property.

Sec. 41.

Public Administrator

Sections provide for the appointment of a public administrator for each county. Whenever any person dies, possessed of any real estate within this state or having any interest therein, has no relative or creditor within this state who will administer upon such estate, then it shall be the duty of a public administrator upon appointment by the County Court to administer such estate.

R. S., ch. 3, sec. 44-50.