GUARDIAN SEARCH FORM
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Rev. 2021.09.09
If an alleged incapacitated person (AIP) or incapacitated person (IP) needs a certified professional
guardian (CPG), but you are unable to locate one, please submit this form. AOC staff will email a brief
case description to the CPG listserv. CPGs interested in accepting the appointment will be instructed to
contact you directly. As a best practice, the Guardian Program would prefer to receive this form from the
guardian ad litem (GAL) appointed to investigate the need for a guardianship.
Please complete this form and email to guardianshipprogram@courts.wa.gov
.
Person Who Should be Contacted Regarding this Request:
Date:
Name:
Title:
Email Address:
Phone:
Employer:
Case Summary:
Include as much information for the AIP/IP as possible.
Name of AIP/IP:
Age and Gender:
County Where Guardian is Needed:
Disability/Diagnoses:
Current Living Arrangement
(homeless, hospital, SNF, AFH, etc.):
Family/Friends Involved
(relationship/extent of involvement):
Monthly Income and Source:
Current Superior Court Case
Number and County:
Please describe below why you believe a guardianship is necessary:
PLEASE NOTE:
Completing a Guardian Search Form is the first step in a three-step process of requesting a public guardian.
If a CPG has not been found within fourteen (14) business days after the distribution of the guardian search
request, and if the AIP/IP meets program eligibility criteria
, please follow the next steps for requesting a public
guardian at https://www.courts.wa.gov/guardianportal/index.cfm?fa=guardianportal.opg&content=referral.