§ 1541

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 58. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.

In addition to the other required contents of the petition for appointment of a guardian, the petition shall include both of the following:

(a)A statement by the proposed guardian that, upon request by an agency referred to in Section 1543 for information relating to the investigation referred to in that section, the proposed guardian will promptly submit the information required.
(b)A disclosure of any petition for adoption by the proposed guardian of the minor who is the subject of the guardianship petition regardless of when or where filed.
(c)A statement whether or not

the home of the proposed guardian is a licensed foster family home, a certified family home of a licensed foster family agency, or a resource family home approved by a county or a licensed foster family agency.

Other sections in Article 3 - Nonrelative Guardianships

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