| A guardianship is
a court proceeding in which a guardian (either a person or an entity)
is appointed by the Probate Court to manage the estate of a minor. This
is referred to as a probate guardianship. It is very similar to a conservatorship
of the estate, although there are various estate management alternatives
to a guardianship of the estate which do not require court supervision.
The guardian is responsible for determining where the minor lives, seeing that the minor is properly fed, clothed and sheltered, supervises the minor's conduct, ensures that the minor is enrolled in school and that proper medical care is provided to the minor. |
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In California,
probate guardianships are established in situations where both of the parents
of the minor child have died, but more often in situations where the parents
are still living but are unable or unwilling to care for the child. This often
occurs when the child is born to parents who are too young to handle the responsibility
of parenthood or where parents have substance abuse problems and cannot provide
proper care until they get their own lives under control.
Our office assists clients who are faced with these difficult situations in providing the necessary legal advice and services to obtain a guardianship.
Our office assists clients who are faced with these difficult situations in providing the necessary legal advice and services to obtain a guardianship.
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