Section 419B.369 - Guardianship study; rules(1) When a ward is in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services, the department shall conduct a guardianship study of the proposed guardian's home and provide a report to the court regarding the suitability of the proposed guardian and whether guardianship is in the ward's best interests. The department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this subsection.(2) When a ward is not in the legal custody of the department, the court may order the proposed guardian to obtain, at the proposed guardian's expense, a guardianship study of the proposed guardian's home and provide a report to the court regarding the suitability of the proposed guardian and whether guardianship is in the ward's best interests. 2003 c. 229, § 5; 2007 c. 333, § 5