Form Packets – Guardianship
FORMS NEEDED TO FILE FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
FORMS NEEDED TO FILE FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN
FORM NUMBER | FORM NAME | DOWNLOAD IT FROM: | |
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GC-205 | Guardianship Pamphlet | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc205.pdf | |
Guardianship Pamphlet (Spanish) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc205s.pdf | ||
Guardianship Pamphlet (Korean) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc205k.pdf | ||
Guardianship Pamphlet (Chinese) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc205c.pdf | ||
Guardianship Pamphlet (Vietnamese) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc205v.pdf | ||
GC-505 | Forms You Need to Ask the Court to Appoint a Guardian of the Person | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc505.pdf | |
GC-210 | Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc210.pdf | |
GC-210(P) | Petition for Appointment of Guardian of the Person | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc210p.pdf | |
GC-210(CA) | Guardianship Petition – Child Information Attachment | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc210ca.pdf | |
GC-211 | Consent of Proposed Guardian, Nomination of Guardian, and Consent to Appointment of Guardian and Waiver of Notice | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc211.pdf | |
GC-212 | Confidential Guardian Screening Form | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc212.pdf | |
FL-105/GC-120 | Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl105.pdf | |
FL-105(A)/GC-120(A) | Attachment to Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/fl105a.pdf | |
GC-240 | Order Appointing Guardian or Extending Guardianship of the Person | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc240.pdf | |
GC-250 | Letters of Guardianship | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc250.pdf | |
GC-248 | Duties of Guardian | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc248.pdf | |
GC-020 | Notice of Hearing – Guardianship or Conservatorship (Probate — Guardianships and Conservatorships) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc020.pdf | |
GC-020(P) | Proof of Personal Service of Notice of Hearing—Guardianship or Conservatorship (Probate — Guardianships and Conservatorships) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc020p.pdf | |
DE-120(MA)/GC-020(MA) | Attachment to Notice of Hearing Proof of Service by Mail (Probate — Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships and Conservatorships) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/de120ma.pdf | |
GC-510 | What Is “Proof of Service” in a Guardianship? | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/gc510.pdf | |
MC-025 | ATTACHMENT to Judicial Council Form | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/mc025.pdf | |
ICWA-005-INFO | Information Sheet on Indian Child Inquiry Attachment and Notice of Child Custody Proceedings for Indian Child | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/BTB_23_1A_24.pdf | |
ICWA-010(A) | Indian Child Inquiry Attachment | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/icwa010a.pdf | |
ICWA-020 | Parental Notification of Indian Status | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/icwa020.pdf | |
ICWA-030 | Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child (Indian Child Welfare Act) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/icwa030.pdf | |
ICWA-030(A) | Attachment to Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child (Indian Child Welfare Act) | https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/icwa030a.pdf | |
SJPR-010 Local Form | Confidential Guardianship Questionnaire | https://www.sjcourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/SJPR-010-Confidential-Guardianship-Questionnaire.pdf |
Submitting Your Forms for Filing
- Make sure to provide all of the required forms for your scenario
- All information must be completed
- If not typed, forms must be legibly handwritten in blue or black ink
- Forms must be dated and signed by the Petitioner(s) and/or the attorney of record
- Submit the documents by eFiling. When eFiled documents are accepted, downloadable stamped documents are available for 30 days (rolling month) after the processed-date of the case submission, under the “Filing History” in the eFiling Portal. Thereafter, options are the Superior Court of CA – County of San Joaquin Public Portal. or contact Records Mgmt.
OR submit the original plus a set of copies for yourself. Failure to provide copies may result in additional fees. Always remember to include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with adequate postage in order to have your copies returned to you. Failure to include a SASE will result in in your copies being placed in the pick-up cabinet located at the Security Desk in Stockton Documents not picked up within 30 days will be destroyed.
- Provide the correct filing fee for your petition to be processed. View current filing fees at www.sjcourts.org/forms-filing/court-fee-schedule/.
If you cannot afford to pay the court fees and costs, you may ask the Court to waive all or part of your fees by completing a Fee Waiver Application, form FW-001. (See Guardianship and Conservatorship Fee Waiver Form Packet .)
Interpreter Needs
All court proceedings are in English. If you require the assistance of an interpreter, you can ask the Court to provide an interpreter by competing and filing Judicial Council form INT-300 – Request for Interpreter (Civil).
Resources
- California Court’s website at www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-guardianship.htm
- San Joaquin County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service at www.sjcbar.org/public/lrs
- San Joaquin County Law Library’s website at sjclawlibraryblog.wordpress.com/
- San Joaquin County Superior Court Self Help Center at www.sjcourts.org/self-help/self-help-pro-per-clinic/