Notice To Respondent Of Petition For Guardian {Form B}

Form B IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OFOREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF In the Matter of the Guardianship of: ) Case Number: ) ) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT OF Minor Child(ren) ) PETITION TO APPOINT GUARDIAN ) FOR A MINOR ) (ORS 125.065, ORS 125.070) ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on , 20 , the Petitioner, filed a petition for appointment of as GUARDIAN of the minor child(ren) listed above. A copy of that petition accompanies this notice. The relationship of the petitioner to the child(ren) is . Any objection to the granting of this GUARDIANSHIP must be filed in the above court on or before , 20 . An objection and/or request for notice form is attached. Written objection may be made delivering the objection, and any filing fee due, to: County Circuit Court, , OR 97. A copy should also be sent to the Petitioner. FAILURE TO FILE AN OBJECTION MAY RESULT IN APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN FOR THE MINOR WITHOUT FURTHER HEARING. Hearings are not scheduled unless a timely objection is filed. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: To: Respondent : , Petitioner, who is your (relationship to respondent), or that is an agency or business that provides guardianship services, has asked a judge for the power to make decisions for you. The judge has been asked to give this person, agency or business the authority to make the following decisions for you (mark the appropriate spaces): Medical and health care decisions, including decisions on which doctors you will see and what medications and treatments you will receive. Residential decisions, including decisions on whether you can stay where you are currently living or be moved to another place. Financial decisions, including decisions on paying your bills and decisions about how your money is spent. Page 1 of 3 Notice to Respondent of Petition to Appoint Guardian of a Minor - County (201) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Other decisions: . YOUR MONEY MAY BE USED IF THE JUDGE APPOINTS A GUARDIAN FOR YOU. YOU MAY BE ASKED TO PAY FOR THE TIME AND EXPENSES OF THE TIME AND EXPENSES OF YOUR ATTORNEY, FILING FEES AND OTHER COSTS. YOU MUST TELL SOMEONE AT THE COURTHOUSE BEFORE (DATE), IF YOU OPPOSE HAVING SOMEONE ELSE MAKE THESE DECISIONS FOR YOU. OBJECTIONS: You can write to the judge if you do not want someone else making decisions for you. : Circuit Court, , , OR. 97. You have the right to object to the appointment of a guardian by saying you want to continue to make your own decisions. If you do not want another person, agency or business making decisions for you, you can object. If you do not want (Proposed Guardian) to make these decisions for you, you can object. If you do not want your money to be used to pay for these expenses, you can object. You can object any time after the judge has appointed a guardian. You can ask the judge at any time to limit the kinds of decisions that the guardian makes for you so that you can make more decisions for yourself. You can also ask the judge at any time to end the guardianship. THE HEARING: The judge will hold a hearing if you do not want a guardian, do not want this particular person to act as your guardian or do not want your money used this way. At the hearing, the judge will listen to what you and others have to say about whether you need someone else to make decisions for you, who that person should be and whether your money should be spent on these things. You can have your witnesses tell the judge why you do not need a guardian and you can bring in records and other information about why you think that you do not need a guardian. You can ask your witnesses questions and other witnesses questions. THE COURT VISITOR: The judge will appoint someone to investigate whether you need a guardian to make not work for the person who filed the petition asking the judge to appoint a guardian for you, for you or for any other party. The visitor will come and talk to you about the guardianship process, about whether you think that you need a guardian and about whom you would want to be your guardian if the judge decides that you need a guardian. The visitor will talk to other people who have information about whether you need a guardian. The visitor will make a report to the judge about whether what the petition says is true, whether the visitor Page 2 of 3 Notice to Respondent of Petition to Appoint Guardian of a Minor - County ( 201) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Page 3 of 3 Notice to Respondent of Petition to Appoint Guardian of a Minor - County ( 201) thinks that you need a guardian, whether the person proposed as your guardian is able and willing to be your guardian, who would be the best guardian for you and what decisions the guardian should make for you. If there is a hearing about whether to appoint a guardian for you, the visitor will be in court to testify. the visitor comes to talk with you about this matter. LEGAL SERVICES: king decisions for you. If you There may be free or low-cost legal services or other relevant services in your local area that may be helpful to you in the guardianship proceeding. For information about these services, you can call the following telephone numbers: Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service Portland Metro: (503) 684-3763 , OR. 97 Ph: - Greater Oregon: (800) 452-7636 and ask to talk to people who can help you find legal services or other types of services. OBJECTION FORM: f you do not want someone else to make your decisions for you. You can give the blue sheet to the visitor when the visitor comes to talk with you about this, you can show it to your attorney or you can mail it to the judge. Dated this day of , 20 . Signature of Petitioner Proposed Guardian: Name: Phone: Address: Submitted by Petitioner (The following contact information is required by ORS 125.070): Print Name Address or Contact Address City, State, Zip Code Telephone or Contact # American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com