FW-005-GC Notice: Waiver of Court Fees (Superior Court) (Ward or Conservatee)

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Notice: Waiver of Court Fees Clerk stamps date here when form is filed. FW-005-GC (Superior Court) (Ward or Conservatee) (Proposed) guardian or conservator who asked the court to 1 waive court fees for (proposed) ward or conservatee: Name: Mailing address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: 2 Lawyer, if person in 1 has one: Name: State Bar No: Firm or Affiliation: Fill in court name and street address: Street or mailing address: Superior Court of California, County of City: State: Zip: E-mail: Telephone: 3 (Proposed) ward or conservatee: Name: Mailing address: City: State: Zip: Court fills in case number when form is filed. Telephone: Case Number: Lawyer for (proposed) ward or conservatee, if any: 4 Case Name: Name: State Bar No: Firm or Affiliation: Street or mailing address: City: State: Zip: E-mail: Telephone: 5 Your Request to Waive Court Fees was filed on (date): 6 Your request is granted by operation of law because no court action was taken within five days after it was filed. A fee waiver is granted for the following court fees and costs (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.55): • Filing papers • Giving notice and certificates • Sending papers to another court department • Court fee for phone hearing • Making copies and certifying copies • Sheriff’s fee to give notice • Reporter’s fee for attendance at hearing or trial, if you request that the court provide an official reporter • Assessment for court investigations under Probate Code section 1513, 1826, or 1851 • Preparing, certifying, copying, and sending the clerk’s transcript on appeal • Holding in trust the deposit for a reporter's transcript on appeal under rules 8.130 or 8.834 • Making a transcript or copy of an official electronic recording under rule 8.835

Read Notice to (Proposed) Guardian or Conservator on page 2.

Date: Clerk, by ________________________________ , Deputy Name:

Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov FW-005-GC, Page 1 of 2Revised September 1, 2019, Mandatory Form Notice: Waiver of Court Fees Government Code, § 68634(f) (Superior Court) (Ward or Conservatee)

Name of (Proposed) Ward or Conservatee: Case Number:

Notice to (Proposed) Guardian or Conservator: The court may order you to answer questions about the (proposed) ward’s or conservatee’s finances and order payment of the waived fees from his or her estate. If this happens and the fees are not paid, the court can also charge collection fees. The court may also order you make efforts to collect money for the waived fees from those owing a duty of support of the ward or conservatee.

If there is a change in the ward’s or conservatee’s financial circumstances during this case that increases his or her ability to pay fees and costs, you must notify the trial court within five days. (Use form FW-010-GC.)

If this case is a civil case against another party and you win the case on behalf of the ward or conservatee, the trial court may order the other side to pay the fees. If you settle the civil case for $10,000 or more, the trial court will have a lien on the settlement in the amount of the waived fees. The trial court may not dismiss the case until the lien is paid.

The court may also have a lien against the ward’s or conservatee’s estate that must be paid before the estate is distributed, the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is concluded, and you are discharged as guardian or conservator.

Clerk's Certificate of Service

I certify that I am not involved in this case and (check one): I handed a copy of this notice to the party and attorney(s), if any, listed in 1 , 2 , and 4 , at the court, on the date below. This notice was mailed first class, postage paid, to the party and attorney(s), if any, at the addresses listed in 1 , 2 , and 4 , from (city): , California, on the date below.

A certificate of mailing is attached.

Date: Clerk, by ________________________________ , Deputy Name:

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