PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR
GUARDIANSHIP CALENDAR – Commissioner Douglas Skelton, Dept. 6 (Criminal Courts Bldg. – 1111 Third St.) at 2:00 p.m.
Guardianship of Kevin Miguel Garcia Medrano 25PR000188
[1] PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN [2] PETITION FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE FINDINGS
TENTATIVE RULING: Both Petitions are GRANTED. The Court has read and considered all reports submitted pursuant to Probate Code section 1513.
The matter is set for a Guardianship Review Hearing and Event for May 07, 2027, at 2:00 p.m. in Dept.
6. The guardian is advised that she will receive a blank Status Report (GC-251 Form) in the mail in approximately 11 months that she will be required to complete and return to the Court. Timely filing of the form may result in the hearing being vacated.
Guardianship of King Alexander Alcantar 26PR000041
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR
APPEARANCE REQUIRED.
Guardianship of Benjamin Sanchez 26PR000047
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINOR
TENTATIVE RULING: The matter is CONTINUED to June 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in Dept. 6 in light of the Court Investigator’s Report stating that the petitioner/proposed guardian has indicated she will not be ready to proceed with the guardianship until the end of May. Prior to the next hearing, petitioner is directed to meet with the Court Investigator to allow the Court Investigator to conduct a review and submit a report pursuant to Probate Code section 1513. In the interim, petitioner is further directed to cure the following deficiencies noted in the Court’s March 6, 2026 Minute Order:
1. There is no Proof of service or waiver on maternal grandmother Eloisa Velarde.
2. There is no Health and Human Services (HHS) report in the file. (Prob. Code §§ 1513, 1516, 1543.) The Court notes that an order to HHS (Local Form GU- 3) was signed on March 09, 2026. Petitioner is required to serve that order on HHS and file a Proof of Service with the Court.
3. There is no Parental Notification of Indian Status (ICWA-020 form) on file.
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This is the second continuance of the matter. The clerk is directed to provide notice of the continued hearing to Petitioner.
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