Guardianship of Sameer Verma

CASE NUMBER: 26PG-0033388 This matter is on calendar for hearing a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of the Person. The Petition was filed by the ward, Sameer Verma, and requests that non-relative caregiver, Deepak Bhandari, be appointed as guardian. Temporary Letters have not issued. The matter is also on calendar for hearing on a Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings.

Petition for Appointment of Guardian. The guardian, mother, father, and sibling have consented to the guardianship and waived notice. The Court dispenses with notice to the deceased maternal and paternal grandparents. The matter has been properly noticed. No objections have been raised and the paperwork appears to be in order. The Court has reviewed the Children’s Services Report filed on June 12, 2026, which recommends the Petition be granted. The Court FINDS it would be detrimental for the ward to be with either parent or any parent objecting to the guardianship, the guardianship is in the ward’s best interest, and the guardianship is necessary and convenient.

The proposed guardian is suitable. The Court GRANTS the Petition for Guardianship. A proposed Order Appointing Guardian has been lodged and will be executed by the Court. The Guardianship will terminate by operation of law when the ward turns 21 years of age.

Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings. The guardian, mother, and father consented to the Petition and waived notice. The matter has been properly noticed. No objections have been raised and the paperwork appears to be in order. The Court FINDS that the ward has been placed under the custody of Deepak Bhandari, that reunification with the mother or father is not viable under California law because of abuse, neglect, and parental abandonment, and that it is not in the best interest of the ward to be returned to India (the country of the ward’s nationality). The Court will execute the proposed Order. No appearance is necessary on today’s calendar.

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