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To download a form or instructions (in pdf format), click on the form number or instruction name in the tables below.

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Forms and Instructions to Ask for Guardianship of a Child

Forms and Instructions to Ask for Temporary Guardianship of a Child

Forms and Instructions to End a Guardianship

Other Guardianship Forms (including forms for Guardianship of the Estate)

Forms and Instructions to Ask for Guardianship of a Child
Use these forms if you want to ask for a guardianship of a child. You need more forms if you want to ask for a temporary guardianship.

Description	Fillable Form	Instructions/Information Sheets
Guardianship Pamphlet		GC-205
Forms You Need to Ask the Court to Appoint a Guardian of the Person (Probate-Guardianships and Conservatorships)		GC-505
Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor	GC-210
Petition for Appointment of Guardian of the Person	GC-210P
Attachment to Guardianship Petition	GC-210(CA)
Consent of Guardian, Nomination, and Waiver of Notice	GC-211
Confidential Guardian Screening Form (Probate Guardianship)	GC-212
Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)	FL-105/GC-120
Attachment to Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)	FL-105(A)/GC-120(A)
Notice of Hearing-Guardianship or Conservatorship	GC-020
Order Appointing Guardian of Minor	GC-240
Duties of Guardian (Probate)	GC-248
Letters of Guardianship	GC-250
Attachment to Judicial Council Form	MC-025	Use this form for your attachments to Forms GC-210, GC-212, and other forms.
What is "Proof of Service" in a Guardianship? (Probate-Guardianships and Conservatorships)	GC-510
Proof of Personal Service of Notice of Hearing-Guardianship or Conservatorship	GC-020 (P)
Attachment to Notice of Hearing Proof of Service by Mail	DE-120 (MA)/GC-020 (MA)
Information Sheet on Indian Child Inquiry Attachment and Notice of Child Custody Proceedings for Indian Child		ICWA-005-INFO
Indian Child Inquiry Attachment	ICWA-010(A)
Parental Notification of Indian Status	ICWA-020
Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child	ICWA-030
Attachment to Notice of Child Custody Proceeding for Indian Child	ICWA-030(A)

Sometimes the forms ask you for more information, like copies of documents or explanations. These are called Attachments.

If you need to add an Attachment, write this information at the top of each one:

Attachment to Question # _____,
Form # _____

Here is a common attachment that you may need for your Declaration Under UCCJEA (FL-105/GC-210):

Attachment to Question No.	When to Use the Attachment
3c	Use this attachment when you have more than 2 children in the guardianship.

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Forms and Instructions to Ask for Temporary Guardianship of a Child
Fill out these forms if you want to ask for temporary guardianship. In addition, you must also complete and file general guardianship forms to obtain a temporary guardianship.

Description	Fillable Form	Instructions
Petition for Appointment of Temporary Guardian	GC-110
Petition for Appointment of Temporary Guardian of the Person	GC-110(P)
Order Appointing Temporary Guardian or Conservator	GC-140
Letters of Temporary Guardianship or Conservatorship	GC-150
Attachment to Judicial Council Form	MC-025	Use this form for your attachments to Form GC-110 and other forms.

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Forms to End a Guardianship
Fill out these forms if you want to ask to end (terminate) a guardianship.

Description	Fillable Form	Instructions
Petition For Termination of Guardianship	GC-255
Notice of Hearing	GC-020
Order Terminating Guardianship	GC-260
Substitution of Attorney-Civil	MC-050	Use this form if you had an attorney when the court set up the guardianship.
Attachment to Notice of Hearing Proof of Service by Mail	DE-120 (MA)/GC-020 (MA)

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Other Guardianship Forms (including forms for Guardianship of the Estate)

Description	Information Sheet	Fillable Form	Instructions
Notice of Hearing		GC-020
Order Dispensing With Notice-Guardianship or Conservatorship		GC-021
Petition and Order for Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem Under the Probate Code (Probate Law, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Trusts)		DE-350/GC-100
Guardianship Pamphlet	GC-205
Confidential Guardianship Status Report		GC-251
Order Prescribing Notice (Probate)		DE-200/GC-022
Change of Residence Notice		GC-080
Petition to Fix Residence Outside the State of California		GC-085
Order Fixing Residence Outside the State of California		GC-090
Request for Special Notice (Probate)		GC-035
Inventory and Appraisal		DE-160/GC-040
Inventory and Appraisal Attachment		DE-161/GC-041
Notice of Taking Possession or Control of an Asset of Minor or Conservatee		GC-050
Notice of Opening or Changing a Guardianship or Conservatorship Account or Safe Deposit Box		GC-051
Report of Sale and Petition for Order Conforming Sale of Real Property (Probate)		DE-260/GC-060
Order Confirming Sale of Real Property (Probate)		DE-265/GC-065
Ex Parte Petition for Authority to Sell Securities and Order		DE-270/GC-070
Ex Parte Petition for Approval of Sale of Personal Property and Order		DE-275/GC-075
Proof of Personal Service of Notice of Hearing-Guardianship or Conservatorship		GC-020 (P)
Attachment to Notice of Hearing Proof of Service by Mail		DE-120 (MA)/GC-020 (MA)
Clerk's Certificate of Posting Notice of Hearing		GC-020 (C)
Notice of Opening or Changing a Guardianship or Conservatorship Account or Safe-Deposit Box		GC-051
Ex Parte Application for Order Authorizing Completion of Capacity Declaration-HIPAA		GC-333
Ex Parte Order Re Completion of Capacity Declaration-HIPAA		GC-334
Notice of Petition and Petition to Transfer Case Involving an Indian Child to Tribal Jurisdiction		ICWA-050

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