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Guardianship Overview.......................................................................................................................... 2  \nA. Common Issues................................................................................................................................. 5  \nB. Guardianship Types........................................................................................................................... 6  \nII. Guardianship Terms and Definitions..................................................................................................... 8  \nIII. Law and Location ............................................................................................................................... 14  \nIV. GAL Appointments ............................................................................................................................. 16  \nA. Initial Petition................................................................................................................................. 16  \nB. Restoration / Termination of adjudication of disability / Modification of guardianship............... 16  \nC. Successor guardianship.................................................................................................................. 17  \nD. Questionable Guardian................................................................................................................... 17  \nE. Citations.......................................................................................................................................... 18  \nV. GAL Duties........................................................................................................................................... 19  \nA. Investigation................................................................................................................................... 20  \nB. Report............................................................................................................................................. 21  \nC. Document Creation......................................................................................................................... 22  \nVI. TAKING A CVLS GAL CASE .................................................................................................................. 24  \nA. Conflicts and Scheduling................................................................................................................. 24  \nB. CVLS Policies................................................................................................................................... 25  \nC. Fee or No Fee.................................................................................................................................. 25  \nTHE INVESTIGATION.........................................................................................................................26  \nI. First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 26  \nA. Legal Pleadings and Other Court Documents................................................................................ 26  \nB. Venue and Jurisdiction................................................................................................................... 27  \nC. The Report of Physician, or CCP-211.............................................................................................. 28  \nD. 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