§ 34-17. Discharge of guardian. - North Carolina Statutes

§34‑17.  Discharge of guardian.

When a minor ward for whom aguardian has been appointed under the provisions of this Chapter or other lawsof this State shall have attained his or her majority, and if incompetent shallbe declared competent by the Bureau and by an order of the clerk of thesuperior court of the county in which such guardian was appointed, and when anyincompetent ward, not a minor, shall be declared competent by said Bureau andby an order of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which suchguardian was appointed, the guardian shall upon making a satisfactoryaccounting be discharged upon a petition filed for that purpose. Thecertificate of the Director, or his representative, setting forth the fact thatan incompetent ward has been rated competent by the Bureau on examination inaccordance with the laws and regulations governing such Bureau shall be primafacie evidence upon which the court may declare such ward competent. (1929,c. 33, s. 17; 1955, c. 1272, s. 3.)