§ 1703. Petition for appointment; by whom made

A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or
property, or both, of an infant may be made by any person on behalf of
the infant or if the infant be over the age of fourteen years, it may be
made by the infant. A petition for appointment as a guardian of the
property of an infant may also be made by the public administrator of
the county in which the infant resides where no one else is available to
serve as guardian. The court may grant such a petition of the public
administrator upon its certification that all other efforts to appoint a
guardian have been exhausted. A petition for appointment as a permanent
guardian of an infant or child may be brought by any person on behalf of
the infant or child.