FOR COURT USE ONLY
CASE NUMBER:
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN
OR EXTENDING GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON
GC-240
ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY
STATE: ZIP CODE:CITY:
STREET ADDRESS:
FIRM NAME:
NAME:
STATE BAR NO.:
TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
ATTORNEY FOR (name):
GUARDIANSHIP OF THE ESTATE OF
(name):
PERSON
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
BRANCH NAME:
CITY AND ZIP CODE:
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
WARNING: THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL LETTERS HAVE ISSUED.
1. The petition for appointment of a guardian or extension of a guardianship of the person came on for hearing as follows
(check boxes c, d, and e to indicate personal presence):
a.
Judge (name):
b. Hearing date: Time:
Dept.: Room:
c.
Petitioner
(name):
d.
Attorney for Petitioner
(name):
e.
(name, address, e-mail, and telephone):
THE COURT FINDS
2. a.
All notices required by law have been given.
b. Notice of hearing to the following persons
has been should be dispensed with
(names):
3. Appointment of a guardian of the person
5.
Granting the guardian powers to be exercised independently under Probate Code section 2590 is to the advantage and
benefit and is in the best interest of the guardianship estate.
6.
Attorney has been appointed by the court as legal
(name):
counsel to represent the (proposed) ward in these proceedings. The cost for representation is: $
7.
(name, title, address, and telephone):
of the proposed ward is necessary or convenient.
4.
Extension of the guardianship of the person past the ward's 18th birthday is necessary or convenient.
Do NOT use this form for a temporary guardianship.
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judicial Council of California
GC-240 [Rev. July 1, 2016]
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN
OR EXTENDING GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON
(Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships)
Probate Code, §§ 1510.1, 1514,
2310
Attorney for (proposed) ward
(NOTE: The Probate Code does not authorize the appointment of a guardian of the estate for a proposed ward 18 years of
age or older.)
estate
The appointed court investigator, probation officer, or domestic relations investigator is