"legal guardian" needed for audition

[mgs4real]

What is the name of your state? Oregon

I took my 10yo granddaughter, with her mother's permission and encouragement, to an audition to sing the Star Spangled Banner for the Davis Cup finals here in Portland OR. She had already been to Washington DC with 20 kids from her school choir to sing for the National Anthem Project, and wanted to audition for this event. We were turned away because I am not her legal guardian. In a situation such as this, (mother works and at times is not able to get away, and I am retired with a flexible schedule) would a notarized letter from her parents giving me permission to accompany her be sufficient for purposes of an audition, or is there some legal court action that could give me "speciial guardianship" for the purposes of taking her to an audition. If she were selected, her parents would be signers for any release of liability, and would be the ones to follow up.
What is the name of your state?

 

[Zigner]

In a situation such as this, (mother works and at times is not able to get away, and I am retired with a flexible schedule) would a notarized letter from her parents giving me permission to accompany her be sufficient for purposes of an audition

What did the organizers of the event say when you asked that question?

 

[mgs4real]

I didn't ask that question of the organizers of the event. What they DID say, when I said I was her grandparent, which I did not understand until then, did not qualify, was that a legal guardian needed to be present, and that, should she be selected, a court document stating such would need to be available. When I researched what a "legal guardian" is - it looks to me as tho it is authority given by the court in cases where the parent is incapable, for one reason or another, of providing that function. I did note there was something called "special guardian" and wonder if that would be something to pursue for a "special need" based on the timeliness of a situation. I did see one forum where someone suggested a notarized letter giving permission would, they believed, suffice. I did not trust that to be sound, and upon further research, I found this forum, which seemed to be a much better spot to post my question. My hope is there may be some experience here to lend credibility and/or information to my pursuit of an answer about this matter.

 

[seniorjudge]

Forget the notarized letter crap which is ... well ... crap.

There are "temporary guardianships" in some states.

Hire a lawyer and have one drawn up if your state allows such.

 

[mgs4real]

Thank you. That sounds like a pathway !

 

[Zephyr]

an easier and less costly one would be for one of the child's parents to take a vacation day and transport the child, themselves, to these great opportunities