a question reagarding child custody in US

If a minor suvived the parents, is there a order of who among the relatives gets the legal custody of the minor. Or would the court appoint legal guardien other than qualified relatives ?
Many thanks.

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• 回复：a question reagarding child custody in US -單身老貓- ♂ (1392 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 11:57:53

• Thanks for your answer. My concern in detail -pigletto- ♀ (604 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 14:41:26

• If have minor child(ren), you'd better write a will to appoint -Comfort.- ♀ (656 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 15:09:30

• Thank you for the information -pigletto- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 15:14:49

• one more question for you -pigletto- ♀ (137 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 15:31:48

• 回复：one more question for you -Comfort.- ♀ (497 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 15:45:04

• thank you again. -pigletto- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/27/2008 postreply 15:51:38