Guardianship of a Child – Person and Estate Category: Guardianship and Conservatorship
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Guardianship is a court proceeding in which a judge gives a responsible adult custody of a minor child, power over the child’s estate, or both. Guardianships are often handled in probate court, but if a child is a dependent of the juvenile court, only the juvenile court may appoint a legal guardian for that child. Both types are discussed briefly below, although the resources recommended on this page primarily address probate guardianships.
Caring for Another’s Child: Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit
Learn About It Frequently parents find that they need someone else, often a grandparent or other family member, to care for and make decisions for their children, but they do not want to establish a formal guardianship. There are a variety of factors that can attribute to why parents and...
Read MoreEmancipation of Children
Learn About It As children enter their teen years and gain more independence from parents, both may have questions regarding the process, legal requirements and consequences of emancipation. Emancipation is a legal way for children to become adults before they turn eighteen. Under California law, a minor may be emancipated...
Read MoreExtra notice of hearing requirement in probate cases: Zoom videoconference information
If you are the petitioner in a probate, guardianship, or conservatorship case, you must serve a special Zoom videoconference notification along with the standard notice paperwork for upcoming hearings. Because of COVID-19, the court began holding hearings over Zoom videoconferencing. If you can’t use video, you can participate by telephone....
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Clearing Probate Calendar Notes for Guardianship or Conservatorship
Background In Sacramento, the probate file examiner reviews the pleadings and court files in each guardianship or conservatorship case, and creates a document noting anything that remains to be filed, or which appears to be omitted from the pleadings. This document is posted on the court’s website approximately 10-12 calendar...
Read MoreAclarar las Notas de Calendario en un caso de Tutela (Clearing Probate Notes in a Guardianship Case)
Contexto En Sacramento, el examinador de archivos de testamentarios revisa las solicitudes y expedientes de la corte en cada caso de tutela (“guardianship”) o tutelaje (“conservatorship”), y crea un documento que señala cuales formularios necesarios aún tienen que ser archivados con la corte. Esta información se publica en el sitio...
Read MoreDeclaration of Diligent Search: Guardianship-Dispensing with Notice to Missing Relative
You may also need…. Finding People and Businesses Clearing Probate Calendar Notes for Guardianships or Conservatorships Background If you do not know the name or address of a person you need to serve or cannot locate the person, Sacramento County Superior Court requires that you complete and file a Declaration...
Read MoreDeclaración de búsqueda: tutela (Declaration of Diligent Search: Guardianship)
Prescindiendo de aviso a un pariente desaparecido Guías Relacionadas Finding People and Businesses (Búsqueda de personas y negocios) (en inglés) Aclarar las notas del calendario en un casos de tutela Antecedente Si no conoce el nombre o la dirección de una persona que necesita para servir o no puede localizar...
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