CAP. 141 (c) (d) Children [Rev. 2012] the duty to produce and avail accounts in respect of the child’s estate to the parent or custodian of the child or to such other person as the court may direct, or to the court, as the case may be, on every anniversary of the date of his appointment; to produce any account or inventory in respect of the child’s estate when required to do so by the court. 103. Rights of surviving parent as to guardianship and power of court (1) On the death of the father of a child, the mother if surviving shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be the guardian of the child and when no guardian has been appointed by the father or the guardian appointed by the father is dead or refuses to act, the court may appoint a guardian to act jointly with the mother. (2) On the death of the mother of a child, the father, if surviving, shall be the guardian of the child either alone or jointly with any guardian appointed by the mother or if the guardian appointed by the mother is dead or refuses to act, the court may appoint a guardian to act jointly with the father. 104. Appointment of testamentary guardian (1) Either parent of a child may, by will or deed, appoint any person to be the guardian of the child after that parent’s death. (2) A guardian of a child may by will or deed appoint another individual to take his place as the guardian of the child in the event of his death. (3) Any appointment made under subsection (1) or (2) shall not have effect unless— (a) in the case of an appointment by deed, the deed is dated and is signed by the person making the appointment and in the presence of two witnesses; (b) in the case of an appointment made by a written will, it is made, executed and attested in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160), or an appointment made in the course of an oral will if it is made in accordance with section 9 of that Act. (4) A guardian so appointed shall act jointly with the surviving parent of the child as long as that parent remains alive, unless the parent objects to his so acting. (5) If the surviving parent objects to such joint guardianship, or if the guardian appointed considers that the parent is unfit to have legal custody of the child, the guardian or parent of the child may apply to the court which may— (a) refuse to make any order in which case the parent shall remain the sole guardian; or (b) make an order that the guardian shall act jointly with the parent; or (c) make an order appointing a relative of the child or a person who is willing to so act, a guardian of the child, to act jointly with the parent or guardian or both of them; or [Issue 1] C15 - 48

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