Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Law Library
Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section YAE.03.06 — Order Of Appointment - Powers Of Guardian.

(a) If the Court orders the appointment of a guardian, the order may define or limit the guardian's power. If the order does not define or limit the power of the guardian, the guardian has all the rights and responsibilities of a ward except:

(1) The power to enroll ward in a tribe other than the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe if the ward is enrolled or eligible for enrollment in the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe;

(2) The guardian shall not move outside a fifty mile radius of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community without tribal court approval upon notice and hearing;

(3) Authority to place a ward in another home or with any agency, or to transfer the ward's domicile without court approval;

(4) The guardian may not consent to any adoption of the child, if the ward is under 18 years of age.