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Petition For Termination Of Guardianship

INSTRUCTIONS FOR

TERMINATING GUARDIANSHIP

OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR

Fill out the Petition as completely as possible and sign it before a notary. There is no

filing fee. You do not need to know the case number to file the petition.

Ask the other adults involved (parents or guardians) to fill out Consent forms and sign

before a notary. One Consent form is provided with this packet. You can make copies of that

form if you need them. The person who signs the petition does not also need to sign a Consent

form.

3) File the Petition and Consent(s) with the Probate Office. Deliver or mail to:

Probate - Room 1005

Dane County Courthouse

215 South Hamilton Street

Madison WI 53703

You may file the Petition even if you do not have Consents from all of the parties involved. If we

don't have consents from everyone, we will probably have to schedule a hearing before

terminating the guardianship.

The Court will review the file within a week and will either sign an order based upon the

information in the Petition and Consents or appoint a Guardian ad Litem (G.A.L.) -- an attorney

to represent the child's best interest. The Court will ask the G.A.L. to report by a certain date or

will set up a hearing date before a court commissioner. You will be notified if a hearing is

scheduled. If the parties do not all agree to terminating the guardianship, the case will be sent to

a judge so that a hearing date can be scheduled.

Petition For Termination Of Guardianship