Table of Contents; 1. Introduction: An Overview of Guardianships; 2. Alternatives to a Court-Ordered Guardianship; 3. Getting Started; 4. Notifying Minor's Relatives and Obtaining Their Consent; 5. Preparing Forms to File for a Guardianship; 6. Filing and Serving the Guardianship Papers; 7. Temporary Guardianships of a Minor's Person; 8. The Guardianship Investigation; 9. The Hearing: Preparing, Attending, and What to Do Afterward; 10. Guardianship of a Minor's Estate; 11. Now That You're a Guardian: Rights and Responsibilities; 12. Ending the Guardianship; 13. Lawyers and Legal Research.
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Appendix A: Glossary of Guardianship TermsAppendix B: Forms for Informal Guardianship Situations; Appendix C: Forms for Obtaining a Court-Ordered Guardianship; Index.
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Make a difference in the life of a child-- become a legal guardian!. Thousands of children in California need legal guardians because their parents have died, abandoned them or are otherwise unable to care for them. The Guardianship Book for California provides everything you need to obtain a legal guardianship without a lawyer.