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Evidencing Your Authority as Guardian

As a Guardian, your Letters evidence your official grant of authority.  Chances are that when you deal with a third party on behalf of the guardianship, the third party (eg, a bank or brokerage) will want to see and possibly keep for its records, a copy of your Letters and may require additional evidence of your authority, such as:

• A Court-certified copy of your Letters, or

• A copy of your Letters that has been certified within so many days, eg, 10, 30, or 90, or

• Not only a certified copy of your Letters but also a sworn statement that your Letters are current and have not been revoked.  This statement is known as an "Affidavit of Guardian."  To prepare one, download, complete, and have notarized the:

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