Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 755 ILCS 5/24-12

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
     Termination of office of a representative of a ward.) The office of a representative of a ward terminates when the ward if a minor attains his majority, when the letters of a representative are revoked, when the representative dies or, subject to Section 24-19, when the ward dies. The marriage of a minor ward terminates the right of the minor’s guardian to the ward’s custody and education but not to the minor’s estate.