Guardianship of McGarrity

Citations

• 1 Coffey 200

Syllabus

<p>Guardianship—Wishes of Deceased Mother.—In the appointment of a guardian for a minor, the court must regard the dying declaration of the mother as to her wishes in the premises, when not inconsistent with the welfare of the child.</p> <p>Guardianship—Religious Instruction of Ward.—Where a child is baptized in a particular faith to which its mother belonged, the guardian of the child should secure to her instruction in the faith of the mother, until the child arrives at an age when she is presumptively competent to determine her own doctrine of religion.</p>