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§ 3094. Duty to seek private guardian
(a) Once appointed as guardian, the office of public guardian shall make a reasonable effort to locate a suitable guardian for the ward from the private sector. Annually, the office of public guardian shall file a report with the probate court describing its efforts to locate a private guardian for the ward.
(b) Upon location of a suitable private guardian, the office of public guardian shall file a motion with the probate court for termination or modification of the guardianship. Availability of a suitable private guardian shall be deemed a change in the suitability of the office of public guardian for carrying out its powers and duties under section 3077(a)(5) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
