Form GC-211 at a glance
What it is: Form GC-211 is the Consent of Proposed Guardian, Nomination of Guardian, and Consent to Appointment of Guardian and Waiver of Notice.
Who signs: Type or print your name and sign: Signature of Proposed Guardian. Under NOMINATION OF GUARDIAN, the parent of the minor or donor of a gift to the minor enters the Date, types or prints their name and signs: Signature. Under CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AND WAIVER OF NOTICE, each one who consents to appointment of the guardian types or prints their name, signs, and enters the DATE and their RELATIONSHIP TO MINOR.
A filled-in Form GC-211 example: a proposed guardian consents
How to fill out Form GC-211, box by box
Attorney or party without attorney
Under ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address), enter the Name, State Bar number, and address, then the TELEPHONE NO., FAX NO. (Optional), E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional) and ATTORNEY FOR (Name).
Superior Court of California, County of
Enter the County after Superior Court of California, County of, then the Street Address, Mailing Address, City and Zip Code and Branch Name.
Guardianship of the person or estate
Check PERSON or ESTATE OF after GUARDIANSHIP OF THE, then enter the Name.
Case number
Enter the CASE NUMBER and check CONSENT OF PROPOSED GUARDIAN, NOMINATION OF GUARDIAN or CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AND WAIVER OF NOTICE.
Consent of proposed guardian
Under CONSENT OF PROPOSED GUARDIAN, "I consent to serve as guardian" of the person or estate of the minor: check person or estate and enter the Date.
Type or print your name and sign: Signature of Proposed Guardian.
Nomination of guardian
Check a parent of the minor or a donor of a gift to the minor, then write the name and address you nominate as guardian of the person or estate of the minor.
Consent to appointment of guardian and waiver of notice
Under CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AND WAIVER OF NOTICE, enter the date the Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor was filed on; you consent to appointment of the guardian as requested in it.
You are entitled to notice in this proceeding, but you waive notice of hearing of the petition, including notice of any request for independent powers contained in it, and you waive timely receipt of a copy of the petition.
Check Continued on Attachment 4 only if the signatures are continued on Attachment 4.
More rules for Form GC-211
The guardian of the person of a minor child has full legal and physical custody until the child becomes an adult or is adopted, the court changes guardians, or the court terminates the guardianship. Parents or other interested persons must petition the court to terminate the guardianship. The court will not do so unless the judge decides that termination would be in the child's best interest.
Sources
[1] Form GC-211 (Rev. January 1, 2004), Consent of Proposed Guardian, Nomination of Guardian, and Consent to Appointment of Guardian and Waiver of Notice, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).