Section 117 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: When guardianship orders to cease to have effect

117 When guardianship orders to cease to have effect (1) Every guardianship order made under section 110 of this Act shall cease to have effect when— (a) The young person to whom it relates attains the age of 20 years or sooner marries or enters into a civil union; or (b) The child or young person to whom it relates is adopted by any person other than its parents— whichever occurs first. (2) A guardianship order made under section 110 ceases to have effect if, after it is made, a court having jurisdiction under section 31 of the Care of Children Act 2004 — (a) Orders that the child or young person to whom the order relates be placed under the guardianship of the Court under that Act; or (b) Orders that the child or young person must continue to be under the guardianship of the Court, if the child or young person was under the guardianship of the Court at the time of the making of the order under section 110 . (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the Court making an order under that subsection orders that a guardianship order under section 110 continues in force. Compare: 1974 No 72 s 49(7), (8); 1983 No 129 s 13 Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 7 Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3) by inserting “ or enters into a civil union ” after the word “ marries ” . Subsections (2) and (3) were substituted, as from 3 June 1998, by section 8 Guardianship Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 48). See section 7 of that Act as to the transitional provision relating to appeals from the Family to appeals from the Family Court to the High Court. Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 July 2005, by section 151 Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90) by substituting “ section 31 of the Care of Children Act 2004 ” for “ section 10B of the Guardianship Act 1968 ” .