GUARDIANSHIP OF
CASE NUMBER:
MINOR
GC-250 [Rev. January 1, 2009]
Page 2 of 2
LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP
(
Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships)
(Name):
GC-250
NOTICE TO INSTITUTIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(Probate Code sections 2890–2893)
LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP
AFFIRMATION
I solemnly affirm that I will perform according to law the duties of guardian.
Executed on (date):, at (place):
(SIGNATURE OF APPOINTEE)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that this document, including any attachments, is a correct copy of the original on file in my office, and that the Letters issued
to the person appointed above have not been revoked, annulled, or set aside, and are still in full force and effect.
Clerk, by
Date:
, Deputy
(SEAL)
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
When these Letters of Guardianship (Letters) are delivered to you as an employee or other representative of an institution or
financial institution (described below) in order for the guardian of the estate (1) to take possession or control of an asset of the minor
named above held by your institution (including changing title, withdrawing all or any portion of the asset, or transferring all or any
portion of the asset) or (2) to open or change the name of an account or a safe-deposit box in your financial institution to reflect the
guardianship, you must fill out Judicial Council form GC-050 (for an institution) or form GC-051 (for a financial institution). An officer
authorized by your institution or financial institution must date and sign the form, and you must file the completed form with the court.
There is no filing fee for filing the form. You may either arrange for personal delivery of the form or mail it to the court for filing at the
address given for the court on page 1 of these Letters.
The guardian should deliver a blank copy of the appropriate form to you with these Letters, but it is your institution’s or financial
institution’s responsibility to complete the correct form, have an authorized officer sign it, and file the completed form with the court. If
the correct form is not delivered with these Letters or is unavailable for any other reason, blank copies of the forms may be obtained
from the court. The forms may also be accessed from the judicial branch’s public Web site free of charge. The Internet address (URL)
is www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/. Select the form group Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships and scroll down to form GC-050
for an institution or form GC-051 for a financial institution. The forms may be printed out as blank forms and filled in by typewriter
(nonfillable form) or may be filled out online and printed out ready for signature and filing (fillable form).
An institution under California Probate Code section 2890(c) is an insurance company, insurance broker, insurance agent,
investment company, investment bank, securities broker-dealer, investment advisor, financial planner, financial advisor, or any other
person who takes, holds, or controls an asset subject to a conservatorship or guardianship other than a financial institution. Institutions
must file a Notice of Taking Possession or Control of an Asset of Minor or Conservatee (form GC-050) for an asset of the minor or
conservatee held by the institution. A single form may be filed for all affected assets held by the institution.
A financial institution under California Probate Code section 2892(b) is a bank, trust (including a Totten trust account but excluding
other trust arrangements described in Probate Code section 82(b)), savings and loan association, savings bank, industrial bank, or
credit union. Financial institutions must file a Notice of Opening or Changing a Guardianship or Conservatorship Account or
Safe-Deposit Box (form GC-051) for an account or a safe-deposit box held by the financial institution. A single form may be filed for all
affected accounts or safe-deposit boxes held by the financial institution.
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