- The child
- All your court papers
- Order Appointing Guardian of the Child, Form GC-240
- Letters of Guardianship, Form GC-250
- Copies of your signed Proof of Service forms for the notice.
- If you don't speak English well, bring an interpreter.
Go to your hearing.
- Get to your hearing on time. The date, time and room of your hearing will be on your Notice of Hearing, Form GC-020.
- Wait for your case to be called.
- Watch the other cases so you will know what to do when it's your turn.
- The judge may ask you why you want to be the guardian.
- If the parents or other relatives are there, the judge may ask them to speak too.
- The judge may also ask the child question
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- If the judge agrees that you be the guardian, s/he will sign your Order Appointing Guardian of the Child, Form GC-240
- You will then sign the Letters of Guardianship, Form GC-250
- Take both forms to the clerk's office to certify and file them.
Yes. Every year (or sometimes more often), the court will mail you a Confidential Guardianship Status Report (Form GC-251) to your address.
Fill it out and return it to the court. The Court Investigator will read your report. If there are no problems, the court will send you a new status report in a year.
If you don't send the status report, you may be removed as the guardian.
Sometimes, the court will want more status reports or the court can order you to come speak to the judge. If the court has any concerns, they may monitor your situation.
In a guardianship of the estate, you also have to stay in touch with the court.
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