Juvenile courts: temporary probate guardianship

The law creates a narrower notice exception for temporary guardianships while requiring parties to be told in advance that the guardianship could be changed or ended at the hearing.

What the law does ​

• Authorizes a juvenile court to terminate or modify a temporary probate guardianship at any hearing without additional notice under the usual guardianship-notice rule.
• Requires notice of the hearing to inform parties that the temporary guardianship may be terminated or modified.
• Requires the court to find, based on a court report or other evidence, that the action is in the minor’s best interests.
• Retains the requirement to notify the original probate court when a juvenile court terminates or modifies a guardianship.

Who it affects ​

• Minors who are subjects of juvenile dependency or delinquency petitions and have temporary probate guardianships.
• Temporary probate guardians, parents, relatives, and attorneys involved in the guardianship or juvenile-court case.
• Juvenile courts and superior-court clerks handling related guardianship records.