Guardianships

A Place for Peaceful Solutions

When it comes to family disputes among family members and loved ones, California puts the best interests of the child first. As an adoptive mother, experienced educator, and seasoned family law attorney, Judith A. Williams knows how important it is for all parties—including the attorneys—to do the same.

Whether you or your family are considering adoption or gaining guardianship of a child, contact Ms. Williams at her Irvine, California office for experienced advice and respected representation of an Orange County family law attorney.

Southern California Guardianships
Guardianship is the process by which a family court appoints a person to act as legal guardian of a child when the parents can no longer adequately care for the child. Guardianships may be created when a parent has:

• Died
• Abandoned the child
• Assumed military responsibility
• Failed to adequately care for the child due to neglect or substance abuse
• Caused a reasonable fear of child abuse

A legal guardian is responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child, and any associated property. Once appointed, a guardian must assume many, if not all, of the parent’s responsibilities and rights, providing children with the necessities of food, clothes, shelter, education, and medical care, taking responsibility for the safety and protection of the child.

A guardianship is terminated when the child is adopted, marries, dies, enters military service, or reaches the age of majority. A court may terminate a guardianship upon a finding that the guardianship is no longer necessary.

Serving individuals in the Orange County area, including Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Westminster, Irvine, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, and Aliso Viejo

Law Office of Judith A. Williams
Center for Mediated Divorce
20 Corporate Park, Suite 175
Irvine, California 92606
Phone: (714) 973-7917
Fax: (714) 973-8462
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