Appointment of Guardian
Guardianship Calendar Tentative Rulings Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1. Guardianship of Jaylah Angelina Ventura Govea 25PR01518 Readiness Conference
TENTATIVE RULING: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. The parties are to appear and provide the Court with the status of the objection to the guardianship petition and whether the parties intend to proceed to trial on August 7, 2026.
2. Guardianship of Thomas Weston Chadd 26PR00606 Appointment of Guardian
TENTATIVE RULING: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s). Petitioner/Guardian is directed to file the Confidential Guardianship Status Report, GC-251, within one year and 30 days from the date of the order granting the Petition for Guardianship, and annually thereafter. (Form GC-251 is available at the following URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm) To ensure compliance with the requirement of an annual GC-251, this matter is SET for Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on August 3, 2027, in Department 61.
If the Guardian has at that time filed the required GC-251, an appearance will be waived and a new hearing date shall be set for one year out for the filing of the annual Status Report. The case is also SET for a Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on December 1, 2026, in Department 61 for verification that the estate funds have been deposited into a blocked account, or for the filing of an inventory and appraisal. Further advisements which are not part of tentative ruling: If any objections are filed at or before the time of hearing, the Court will not adopt the tentative ruling and will, instead, set the matter for a contested hearing and the parties will be notified by the Court as to when they should next appear.
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