Gc 212 Form PDF Details

In the intricate landscape of legal guardianship, the GC-212 Confidential Guardian Screening Form plays a pivotal role, serving as a crucial step for individuals seeking to become guardians within the state of California. This comprehensive document necessitates detailed information from the prospective guardian, covering aspects from personal identification to more sensitive inquiries regarding one’s legal, mental, and financial background. The form's stringent requirement for confidentiality underscores the sensitivity and importance of the information it gathers, designed not to become part of the public record but to enable the court to make informed decisions regarding the suitability of a guardian. Requirements range from disclosing any criminal history to mental health concerns and substance abuse, ensuring that the court has a full understanding of the proposing guardian's capability to handle such a responsible role. Additionally, the form delves into whether the applicant has been involved in any capacity that might present a conflict of interest in fulfilling the guardian’s duties effectively. Through completing and submitting the GC-212 form alongside the guardianship petition, the aspiring guardian commences the journey of potentially overseeing the welfare of a minor, with the court utilizing the provided information to safeguard the best interests of those most vulnerable.

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CONFIDENTIAL (DO NOT ATTACH TO PETITION)

GC-212

ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, State Bar number, and address):

FOR COURT USE ONLY

TELEPHONE NO.:

FAX NO. (Optional):

E-MAIL ADDRESS (Optional):

 

ATTORNEY FOR (Name):

 

 

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF

 

STREET ADDRESS:

 

MAILING ADDRESS:

 

CITY AND ZIP CODE:

 

BRANCH NAME:

 

GUARDIANSHIP OF

CASE NUMBER:

(Name):

 

 

MINOR

CONFIDENTIAL GUARDIAN SCREENING FORM

HEARING DATE AND TIME:

DEPT.:

 

 

 

 

 

Guardianship of

 

Person

 

Estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The proposed guardian must complete and sign this form. The person requesting appointment of a guardian must submit the completed and signed form to the court with the guardianship petition.

This form must remain confidential.

How This Form Will Be Used

This form is confidential and will not be a part of the public file in this case. Each proposed guardian must complete and sign a separate copy of this form under rule 7.1001 of the California Rules of Court. The information provided will be used by the court and by persons and agencies designated by the court to assist the court in determining whether to appoint the proposed guardian as guardian. The proposed guardian must respond to each item.

1.a. Proposed guardian (name):

b.

Date of birth:

 

 

c.

Social security number:

d. Driver's license number:

State:

e.

Telephone numbers: Home:

Work:

Other:

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

I am

 

I am not

required to register as a sex offender under California Penal Code section 290.

 

 

 

(If you checked "I am," explain in Attachment 2.)

 

 

 

been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a crime deemed to be a felony or a

I have

 

I have not

 

 

 

misdemeanor. (If you checked "I have," explain in Attachment 3.)

 

 

 

 

(Check here if you have been arrested for drug or alcohol-related offenses.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have

 

I have not

had a restraining order or protective order filed against me in the last 10 years.

 

 

 

(If you checked "I have," explain in Attachment 4.)

 

 

 

 

I am

 

I am not

receiving services from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or therapist for a mental health–related issue.

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I am," explain in Attachment 5.)

Do you, or does any other person living in your home, have a social worker or parole or probation officer assigned to him or her?

Yes

 

No

(If you checked "Yes," explain in Attachment 6 and provide the name and address of each social

 

 

 

worker, parole officer, or probation officer.)

Have you, or has any other person living in your home, been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of any form of child abuse,

neglect, or molestation?

 

Yes

 

No (If you checked "Yes," explain in Attachment 7.)

 

I am

 

I am not

aware of any reports alleging any form of child abuse, neglect, or molestation made to any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agency charged with protecting children (e.g., Child Protective Services) or any other law

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enforcement agency regarding me or any other person living in my home. (If you checked "I am,"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

explain in Attachment 8 and provide the name and address of each agency.)

Have you, or has any other person living in your home, habitually used any illegal substances or abused alcohol?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

(If you checked "Yes," explain in Attachment 9.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use

Judicial Council of California GC-212 [Rev. July 1, 2009]

CONFIDENTIAL GUARDIAN SCREENING FORM

(Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships)

Probate Code, § 1516;

Family Code, § 3011; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 7.1001 www.courtinfo.ca.gov

CONFIDENTIAL

GC-212

GUARDIANSHIP OF (Name):

MINOR

CASE NUMBER:

10.Have you, or has any other person living in your home, been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a crime involving illegal substances or alcohol?

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

(If you checked "Yes," explain in Attachment 10.)

 

11.

Do you or does any other person living in your home suffer from mental illness?

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

(If you checked "Yes," explain in Attachment 11.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Do you suffer from any physical disability that would impair your ability to perform the duties of guardian?

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

(If you checked 'Yes," explain in Attachment 12.)

 

13.

 

 

I have or may have

 

I do not have

an adverse interest that the court may consider to be a risk to, or to have an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effect on, my ability to faithfully perform the duties of guardian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I have or may have," explain in Attachment 13.)

14.

 

 

I have

 

I have not

previously been appointed guardian, conservator, executor, or fiduciary in another proceeding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I have," explain in Attachment 14.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

 

 

I have

 

I have not

been removed as guardian, conservator, executor, or fiduciary in any other proceeding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I have," explain in Attachment 15.)

 

16.

 

 

I am

 

 

I am not

a private professional fiduciary, as defined in Business and Professions Code section 6501(f).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I am," respond to item 17. If you checked "I am not," go to item 18.)

17.

 

 

 

 

currently licensed by the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau of the Department of Consumer

 

 

I am

 

I am not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affairs. My license status and information is stated in item 1 on page 1 of the Professional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiduciary Attachment signed by me and attached to the petition that proposes my appointment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as guardian in this matter. (Complete and sign the Professional Fiduciary Attachment and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attach it to the petition, or deliver it to the petitioner for attachment, before the petition is filed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See item 4d of the petition. Use form GC-210(A-PF)/GC-310(A-PF) for this attachment.)

18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am

 

I am not

a responsible corporate officer authorized to act for (name of corporation):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a California nonprofit charitable corporation that meets the requirements for appointment as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guardian of the proposed ward under Probate Code section 2104. I certify that the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corporation's articles of incorporation specifically authorize it to accept appointments as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guardian. (If you checked "I am," explain the circumstances of the corporation's care of,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

counseling of, or financial assistance to the proposed ward in Attachment 18.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

 

 

I have

 

I have not

filed for bankruptcy protection within the last 10 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(If you checked "I have," explain in Attachment 19.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINORS' CONTACT INFORMATION

 

20.

 

Minor's name:

 

 

 

School (name):

 

 

 

Home telephone:

 

 

 

School telephone:

Other telephone:

21.

 

Minor's name:

 

 

 

School (name):

 

 

 

Home telephone:

 

 

 

School telephone:

Other telephone:

22.

 

Minor's name:

 

 

 

School (name):

 

 

 

Home telephone:

 

 

 

School telephone:

Other telephone:

 

 

 

Information on additional minors is attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECLARATION

 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date:

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME OF PROPOSED GUARDIAN)

(SIGNATURE OF PROPOSED GUARDIAN)*

* Each proposed guardian must fill out and file a separate screening form.

GC-212 [Rev. July 1, 2009]

CONFIDENTIAL GUARDIAN SCREENING FORM

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(Probate—Guardianships and Conservatorships)