Petition for appointment of guardian
Guardianship Calendar Tentative Rulings Tuesday, July 21. 2026
1. Guardianship of Landon Archie Heath, LaMichael Van Heath, and Drevon Melton Lexion 24PR00932 Child Custody/Visitation
TENTATIVE RULING: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. The Court is in receipt of the petition for visitation. No objections have been filed in response. Due to the particular facts of the case, both the Guardian and the Petitioner are to appear and state their respective positions on the request for visitation. If there is not agreement between the parties, the matter will be set for an evidentiary hearing. All parties must be prepared to give a good faith estimate as to the likely length of the evidentiary hearing.
If any party’s time estimate exceeds twenty minutes, the Court will specially set the matter for an evidentiary hearing at another time convenient to the Court and the parties. All parties should also be prepared to identify a reasonable date for the exchange witness lists and documents (if any) which he/she/they intend to submit for the Court’s consideration at the evidentiary hearing. Finally, all parties are hereby advised that strict compliance with local rules will be required. They should take special review Local Rules 6.2.F. which requires, among other things, that parties meet and confer for purposes of making reasonable efforts to informally resolve any controversies and to file Statements of Issues or Settlement prior to an evidentiary hearing.
2. Guardianship of Laila Sein-Colon 25PR01157 Termination of Guardianship
TENTATIVE RULING: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED. The Petitioner seeking termination of the guardianship is to appear and advise the court of whether a perfected petition for termination will be filed, or whether the petition is abandoned. Failure to appear will result in the court deeming the petition abandoned, and the previous ruling denying the petition without prejudice will be modified accordingly.
3. Guardianship of Kehlani Isabella Zamudio Velez 26PR00134 Appointment of Guardian
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. The Petitioner has still not cured the deficiencies noted in the March 19, 2026, Court Investigator memo. The matter is CONTINUED to August 18, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in Dept. 61 to allow the Petitioner a final opportunity to perfect the petition. NO FURTHER CONTINUANCES will be permitted, and the Court will deny the petition on its face if the deficiencies are not cured by the next court date.
4. Guardianship of Amayntha Taylor McGlothlin 26PR00339 Appointment of Guardian
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TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE NOT REQUIRED. Absent objection, the Petition for Guardianship is GRANTED and the Court will sign the proposed order submitted by Petitioner(s). Petitioner/Guardian is directed to file the Confidential Guardianship Status Report, GC-251, within one year and 30 days from the date of the order granting the Petition for Guardianship, and annually thereafter. (Form GC-251 is available at the following URL: https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm) To ensure compliance with the requirement of an annual GC-251, this matter is SET for Case Management Conference at 9:00 a.m. on August 3, 2027, in Department 61.
If the Guardian has at that time filed the required GC-251, an appearance will be waived and a new hearing date shall be set for one year out for the filing of the annual Status Report. Further advisements which are not part of tentative ruling: If any objections are filed at or before the time of hearing, the Court will not adopt the tentative ruling and will, instead, set the matter for a contested hearing and the parties will be notified by the Court as to when they should next appear.
5. Guardianship of Julian Dominguez 26PR00542 Appointment of Guardian
TENTATIVE RULING:
APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED if the Petitioner desires the guardianship be granted. Based on the contents of the court file it appears the Petitioner does not desire to actually pursue a guardianship. The petition itself is sparse and does not articulate sufficient basis to implement a guardianship over the ward. Additionally, at least one biological parent is opposed to the guardianship. Should the Petitioner choose to pursue the guardianship, she is to appear so the matter may be set for an evidentiary hearing. If the hearing will take less than twenty (20) minutes, it may occur at the time the case is called. However, all parties must be prepared to give a good faith estimate as to the likely length of the evidentiary hearing. If any party’s time estimate exceeds twenty