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Guardianship of Evangelina Amor Hansen

Case Number

24PR00119

Case Type

Guardianship

Hearing Date / Time

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Petition to Appoint Guardian of the Person

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

Personal appearances (no Zoom) required by all parties and counsel.

The following defects and issues are noted for the court at the hearing:

Procedural Due Process Defects

Proof of Personal Service.  Proof of timely personal service of the notice of hearing and a copy of the petition (Prob. Code, § 1511) on Felipe Delgado Notario (father of minor), OR Consent to Appointment of Guardian and Waiver of Notice (Judicial Council form GC-211) OR adequately supported request to dispense with notice (CRC 7.52; see Local Court form SC-6014). Notice must be sent to the person, not the person’s representative. (§1220.)

Proof of Timely Mailed Service.  Proof of timely mailed service of the notice of hearing and a copy of the petition (Prob. Code, § 1511) on maternal and paternal grandparents, and siblings over the age of 12 years, OR Consent to Appointment of Guardian and Waiver of Notice (Judicial Council form GC-211) OR adequately supported request to dispense with notice (CRC 7.52; see Local Court form SC-6014). Notice must be sent to the person, not the person’s representative. (§§1215 and 1220.)

Competence concerns justifying case management orders/admonishment

It is obvious from the filings in this case that counsel for both parties lacks experience in the area of guardianship law, which could overly complicate what should be a simple case.  The filings reflect a lack of understanding of proper procedure governed by the Probate Code and Rules of Court.  The Court may want to issue case management orders in an effort to stem multiple improper filings that will waste court time and resources.

Judicial staff had to wade through a swamp of improperly used Judicial Council forms meant for Family Law, “motions” that contain no legal analysis or any citation to statutory or stare decisis case authority for the relief requested, and filings that appear to be pre-trial posturing for a non-existent would-be trial date in civil law, which has no place/is not appropriate in Probate Court.  There is also no request for an evidentiary hearing or an accompanying discovery schedule on file.  Despite all those filings, there is no notice to anyone entitled to notice on file, except the attorney for the mother of the minor, which does not comply with Probate Code section 1220.

It is recommended the Court admonish the parties to follow the mandated procedures in the Rules of Court and Probate Code for the prosecution of guardianship cases, and warn of sanctions if the parties continue to fail to do so.

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