Gc 050 Form PDF Details

When someone is appointed as a guardian or conservator, they step into a role that involves significant responsibility, including managing the financial assets of the person under their care—be it a minor or a conservatee. The GC-050 form plays a crucial part in this process, particularly when these guardians or conservators need to take possession or control of an asset. Located in California, this form is a key document that ensures transparency and legality in such transactions. It is specifically designed for use in cases where assets are held by institutions outside of traditional financial ones, encompassing a broad range of entities like insurance companies, investment firms, and financial advisors, among others. The form requires detailed information about the institution holding the assets, the guardian or conservator, and the asset itself—ranging from account numbers to estimated values. The institution is compelled by Probate Code section 2890 to file this statement with the court overseeing the guardianship or conservatorship. The detailed instructions mandate that the form be completed thoroughly and signed by an authorized officer, ensuring that all parties are transparent in their dealings and that the court remains informed about the asset's status. This formal procedure underlines the court's role in safeguarding the interests of minors and conservatees, making the GC-050 a document of paramount importance in the realm of guardianship and conservatorship.

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GC-050

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

FOR COURT USE ONLY

 

ADDRESS:

 

 

 

 

CONTACT PERSON:

 

 

TITLE:

TELEPHONE NO:

 

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

STREET ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

BRANCH NAME:

 

 

 

GUARDIANSHIP

 

 

CONSERVATORSHIP OF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Name):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINOR

 

CONSERVATEE

NO FILING FEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF TAKING POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF

CASE NUMBER:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ASSET OF MINOR OR CONSERVATEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE TO INSTITUTION

When a guardian or conservator of the estate of a minor or conservatee takes possession or control of an asset of the minor or conservatee held or controlled by an institution, Probate Code section 2890 requires the institution to file a statement with the court having jurisdiction over the guardianship or conservatorship and identified in the Letters of Guardianship or Letters of Conservatorship. The statement must contain the information specified below concerning the institution, the minor or conservatee, and the asset. The statement must be on this form and must be signed by an authorized officer of the institution. A single statement may cover all assets of a minor or conservatee held by the institution.

An “institution” is defined in Probate Code section 2890(c) as an insurance company, insurance broker, insurance agent, investment company, investment bank, securities broker-dealer, investment advisor, financial planner, financial advisor, or any other person who takes, holds, or controls an asset subject to a conservatorship or guardianship (other than a financial institution as defined in Probate Code section 2892(b)). “Taking possession or control of an asset” includes changing title to the asset, withdrawing all or any portion of the asset, or transferring all or any portion of the asset from the institution.

1.Personal information

a.Minor or conservatee (name):

b.Guardian or conservator of the estate (name):

2.Institution information

a.Institution (name and type):

b.Address:

3.Asset information

a.Account, policy, or other identification number:

b.Type of asset:

c.Value or, if it is not known, the estimated value of the asset on the date Letters of Guardianship or Letters of Conservatorship were issued by the court to the guardian or conservator (this information must be given to the extent it is routinely provided in statements from the institution to asset owners):

Information on additional assets of the minor or conservatee named above held by the institution is stated in attachment 3.

4.The guardian or conservator presented Letters of Guardianship or Letters of Conservatorship that identify the guardian or conservator as the guardian or conservator of the estate of the minor or conservatee named above.

5.I am an officer of the institution identified in this statement, and I am authorized to sign this statement on its behalf.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing, including statements in all attachments, is true and correct.

Date:

 

 

 

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(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)

 

 

 

(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)

Title:

 

 

Telephone no.:

 

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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use

Judicial Council of California GC-050 [Rev. January 1, 2009]

NOTICE OF TAKING POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF AN

ASSET OF MINOR OR CONSERVATEE

Probate Code, § 2890; Cal. Rules of Court, rules 7.1011, 7.1061

www.courtinfo.ca.gov

(Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships)