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Orange — GC-240

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2026-09-26
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2026-09-27
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Orange County

Orange — GC-240

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GC-240 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, state bar number, and address): TELEPHONE AND FAX NOS.: FOR COURT USE ONLY To keep other people from seeing what you entered on your form, please press the Clear This Form button at the end of the form when finished. ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON ESTATE OF (Name):

MINOR

CASE NUMBER:
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN OF MINOR MINORS

WARNING: THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL LETTERS HAVE ISSUED.

  1. The petition for appointment of guardian came on for hearing as follows (check boxes c, d, and e to indicate personal presence):

    a. Judge (name): b. Hearing date: Time: Dept.: Room:

    c. Petitioner (name): d. Attorney for Petitioner (name): e. Attorney for minor (name, address, and telephone):

THE COURT FINDS 2. a. All notices required by law have been given. b. Notice of hearing to the following persons has been should be dispensed with (names):

  1. Appointment of a guardian of the person estate of the minor is necessary and convenient.

  2. Granting the guardian powers to be exercised independently under Probate Code section 2590 is to the advantage and benefit and is in the best interest of the guardianship estate.

  3. Attorney (name): has been appointed by the court as legal
    counsel to represent the minor in these proceedings. The cost for representation is: $

  4. The appointed court investigator, probation officer, or domestic relations investigator is (name, title, address, and telephone):

THE COURT ORDERS 7. a. (Name): (Address): (Telephone):

is appointed guardian of the PERSON of (name): and Letters shall issue upon qualification.

Do NOT use this form for a temporary guardianship. (Continued on reverse)

Form Approved

Judicial Council of California by the ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN OF MINOR Probate Code, §§ 1514,2310 GC-240 [Rev. January 1, 1998]

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GUARDIANSHIP OF (Name): CASE NUMBER:

MINOR

  1. b. (Name): (Address): (Telephone): is appointed guardian of the ESTATE of (name): and Letters shall issue upon qualification.

  2. Notice of hearing to the persons named in item 2b is dispensed with.

  3. a. Bond is not required. b. Bond is fixed at: $ to be furnished by an authorized surety company or as otherwise provided by law. c. Deposits of: $ are ordered to be placed in a blocked account at (specify institution and location): and receipts shall be filed. No withdrawals shall be made without a court order. Additional orders in Attachment 9c. d. The guardian is not authorized to take possession of money or any other property without a specific court order.

  4. For legal services rendered on behalf of the minor, parents of the minor minor's estate shall pay to
    (name): the sum of: $
    forthwith as follows (specify terms, including any combination of payors):

  5. The guardian of the estate is granted authorization under Probate Code section 2590 to exercise independently the powers
    specified in Attachment 11 subject to the conditions provided.

  6. Orders are granted relating to the powers and duties of the guardian of the person under Probate Code sections 2351-2358 as specified in Attachment 12.

  7. Orders are granted relating to the conditions imposed under Probate Code section 2402 upon the guardian of the estate as specified in Attachment 13.

  8. Other orders as specified in Attachment 14 are granted.

  9. The probate referee appointed is (name and address):

  10. Number of boxes checked in items 8-15: _____

  11. Number of pages attached: _____

Date:

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT

SIGNATURE FOLLOWS LAST ATTACHMENT

GC-240 [Rev. January, 1 1998] ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN OF MINOR Page two

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