Statutes | Coquille Juveile Code Chapter 641 Part 6 ยง 641.575 | 2019
(1) At the time of disposition, the court may grant guardianship to Social Services or to any other person or tribally approved agency for the care of dependent children. A grant of guardianship may be different than the grant of legal custody. If no grant of guardianship is made, the court retains the duties and authority of a guardian as an incident of its wardship.
(2) A guardian&rsquos duties and authority consist of the following:
(a) to authorize surgery or other extraordinary care but this authority does not prevent a legal custodian from exercising his authority under CITC 641.570(2)(d) and
(b) to authorize the child to enlist in the Armed Forces of the United States and
(c) to consent to the child&rsquos marriage and
(d) to consent to the adoption of a child freed for adoption pursuant CITC chapter 642, Termination of Parental Rights and
(e) to make legal decisions for the child and
(f) to make educational decisions for the child and
(g) to make an application for enrollment on behalf of the child with a tribe that the child is eligible for enrollment and has the closest relationship.
(3) A guardian appointed under this section is not given authority to act as conservator of the child&rsquos estate unless otherwise appointed under Tribal or State law.