if you do not follow them carefully you will have to come back to court and it will take more time to process your case. note: usually, you must file a guardianship case in the county where the child lives. but, if there is a child custody case already with custody orders affecting the child in another county, you must file the guardianship petition in that same county and court where the custody orders exist. if you are seeking to become a guardian, you must read the guardianship pamphlet (form gc-205). you can use forms you need to ask the court to appoint a guardian of the person (form gc-505) for information on the process of filing for guardianship. otherwise, you may have to start all over. if you do not know where any of the relatives that have to get notice are, you will have to look for them and then ask the court to let you move ahead with your case without giving notice to those relatives you cannot find.

the guardian is required to preserve the opportunity for the ward to exercise the rights that are within his or her comprehension and judgment, allowing for the same possibility of error as a person who is not incompetent. the respondent is the adult who is alleged to be incompetent, and who will become a ward if the clerk determines that he or she is in fact incompetent. incompetent adults have the right to file motions or appeals in their guardianship cases and have the right to be represented by an attorney or guardian ad litem in these proceedings. the respondent or guardian ad litem may request a jury to decide the issue of competence, but if the respondent is determined to be incompetent, only the clerk can decide who will serve as guardian. upon adjudication, if a qualified guardian is not available to serve, the clerk may appoint a corporation authorized to serve as a guardian by its charter or a county department of social services. a petitioner representing his or herself in court will be held to the same rules of civil procedure and evidence as a licensed attorney.

it’s important to keep in mind that guardianship forms aren’t necessarily a substitution for filing a guardianship case with the family or probate court in your area. the names of the forms are usually: a guardianship and conservatorship forms are important legal documents. the reason for this is because adults must be proven incompetent and unable to make their own decisions. one of the best things you can do to make sure that you get the right forms for adult guardianship is to visit the website for your state’s legal aid office or the self-help section of your county court’s website. for guardianship that is long-term or without the consent of the parents, court is almost always a necessity. regardless of whether the guardianship is for an adult, child, or estate, a time will come when the guardianship needs to be terminated. the name of the form is usually petition to terminate guardianship over an adult.