The Guardianship Book for California : How to Become a Child's Guardian (Guardianship Book California Edition) - Softcover

David W. Brown; Emily Doskow

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9781413301465: The Guardianship Book for California : How to Become a Child's Guardian (Guardianship Book California Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1413301460 ISBN 13: 9781413301465

Publisher: NOLO, 2005

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Thousands of children in California need legal guardians because their parents have died, abandoned them or are otherwise unable to care for them. The Guardianship Book for California provides everything you need to obtain a legal guardianship without a lawyer.

Get the tools you need to:

*decide whether to obtain a legal guardianship
*find out if you are eligible to enroll a minor in school and make medical decisions without becoming a legal guardian
*use alternate forms if a legal guardianship is not practical
*obtain a guardianship for finances or for personal and physical care of a minor, or both
*prepare, file and have guardianship papers served
*appear before a judge
*obtain a temporary guardianship in an urgent situation
*deal with institutions and agencies -- with or without a guardianship -- schools, medical facilities, insurance companies, public assistance agencies and more
*end a guardianship

The Guardianship Book for California includes all the necessary forms and instructions for becoming a legal guardian in California. The 5th edition, completely overhauled to provide the latest in the law, provides new Judicial Council forms.

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About the Author:

Lisa S. Goldoftas holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in English from San Francisco State University. She is the co-author of The Guardianship Book for California and The Conservatorship Book for California. Lisa has never looked back on her decision to go trekking in Nepal instead of going to law school.

David Brown practices law in the Monterey, California area, where he has represented both landlords and tenants in hundreds of court cases -- most of which he felt could have been avoided if both sides were more fully informed about landlord/tenant law. Brown, a graduate of Stanford University (chemistry) and the University of Santa Clara Law School, also teaches law at the Monterey College of Law and is the author of Fight Your Ticket (CA version), Beat Your Ticket (the national version), The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. 1: Rights and Responsibilities; The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. 2: Evictions and co-author of How to Change Your Name in California and The Guardianship Book for California.

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