Manage a missing person's finances and property
When the guardianship ends
Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things happens:
- your guardianship order expires
- the person dies
- someone makes a declaration of presumed death
- you die
If the person returns or you decide to step down
You鈥檒l need to apply to the High Court to end (鈥榬evoke鈥�) the guardianship order.
Download and fill in form N244.
Include your case number and select that you are the 鈥榗laimant鈥�.
Explain in the details section that you want to revoke the guardianship because the missing person has returned or you鈥檝e decided to step down.
Renew your guardianship
The guardianship order will make you a guardian for a maximum of 4 years.
You can apply for another guardianship order when it expires. The process is the same as applying for guardianship.