Notice To Prospective Ward Of Application And Hearing (Trumbull) {17.3}

PROBATE COURT OF TRUMBULL COUNTY, OHIO IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF _______________________________________ CASE NO. _______________________ NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE WARD OF APPLICATION AND HEARING To ________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________________________ An application for appointment of ____________________________________________________________ as (limited) guardian for your (person and estate) has been filed with the Probate Court. A hearing on that application will be held on _____________________________________at _______ o'clock ____.M. at the Probate Court, _________________________________________________. At that hearing, Applicant must prove by clear and convincing evidence that, because of mental impairment, you are unable to handle your own affairs. 1. You have the right to be present at the hearing to contest the application, and to be represented by an attorney of your choice; The right to have a friend or family member of your choice present at the hearing; The right to have evidence of an independent expert evaluation introduced at the hearing; If you are indigent, upon your request, an attorney and an independent expert evaluator will be appointed at court expense; If you are indigent, and you appeal the guardianship decision, you have the right to have an attorney appointed and necessary transcripts prepared at court expense. Witness my signature and the seal of the Court, this ______ day of _________________, 20___ James A. Fredericka, Probate Judge By: ___________________________________ Deputy Clerk 2. 3. 4. 5. (Seal) 17.3 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE WARD OF APPLICATION AND HEARING American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com (Reverse of Form 17.3) RETURN _______________________ County, Ohio __________________________ , 20____ Received this notice on the _________day of ____________________________________, 20_____, and on the ________ day of ______________________________________, 20_____, I served the same by delivering a true copy thereof personally to ____________________________________________________. I communicated with him/her in a language or method of communication understandable to the alleged incompetent. _____________________________________ Investigator American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com