Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Juvenile Cases TO GIVE NOTICE FOR A PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP FOR A MINOR

ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page only if the following factors apply to your situation:

• You want to have the court appoint a guardian for a minor, AND
• You filed or will file the court papers to ask for the appointment, AND
• You want to give notice of the court case to interested parties or other persons entitled to notice.

This packet contains court forms and instructions about giving notice about petitioning the court to appoint a permanent guardian for a minor. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Packets contain ALL forms and ALL instructions needed for this process. Where there are separate packets for Instructions and Forms, get BOTH packets.

Packets
Title	File	English	Spanish
Notice for a Petition for Guardianship for a Minor - Instructions	JG2i	PDF	PDF
Notice for a Petition for Guardianship for a Minor - Forms	JG2f	PDF	PDF

The individual forms and instructions below are already included in the Packet(s) above. If you choose to download the documents individually, make sure you get ALL of the instructions and ALL of the forms.

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Information on Legal Notice for Permanent Guardianship of a Minor	jg20i	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers-- Acceptance of Personal Service	jg21p	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers--By Sheriff	jg23p	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers--By Publication	jg24p	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Acceptance of Service (and Waiver of Notice) Regarding Permanent Guardianship of a Minor	jg20f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Affidavit Supporting Publication	jg24f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Proof of Notice of Hearing for Guardianship of a Minor	jg29f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 3 - Preparing for the Court Hearing. Click here to see your options.

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