__[Attorney name]__ __[Address]__ __[Telephone number]__ Attorney for Defendant, __[name]__ _ _ _ _ _ _ Court, County of _ _ _ _ _ _ __[_ _ _ _ _ _ District]__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) No. _ _ _ _ _ _ Plaintiff) )PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF vs. )GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR DEFENDANT ) __[Name; see Comment]__, ) ) By __[name]__, __[his/ ) her]__ guardian ad litem, ) et al., Defendants ) _________________________ ) Petitioner, __[name]__, declares: 1. I am __[a minor over age 14, born __[date]__/identify petitioner, showing any relationship to ward]__. [Add if petitioner is not defendant] 2. Defendant, __[name of ward]__, is __[e.g., a minor under age 14/an incompetent person who is unable, without assistance, to defend this proceeding]__, born __[date]__. [Continue] [3.] __[I have/Name of ward has]__ been named as a defendant in this action for __[briefly state nature of claim]__. [4.] No previous petition for appointment of a guardian ad litem has been filed in this matter. [Add if appropriate] __[Name]__ was appointed __[guardian of the estate/conservator]__ for defendant by the Superior Court of _ _ _ _ _ _ County on __[date]__, but has __[declined/failed]__ to defend this action. [Continue] [5.] __[I am/Name of proposed guardian ad litem is]__ qualified to serve as guardian ad litem for defendant for the following reasons: __[Specify]__. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ [Signature] ___________________________ __[Typed name]__ Petitioner [Add if ward is age 14 or older or is incompetent person who is capable of consenting] I consent to the appointment of __[name]__ as my guardian ad litem in this proceeding. Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ [Signature] ___________________________ __[Typed name]__ [Add if proposed guardian ad litem is not petitioner] CONSENT I consent to act as guardian ad litem for __[name of minor or incompetent]__ in the above action. Date: _ _ _ _ _ _ [Signature] ___________________________ __[Typed name]__
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