Court Forms: Appointing a Guardian Ad Litem

• Petition to Change a Parenting Plan/Residential Schedule
• Guardian Ad Litem
• Informal Family Law Trial

I have started a divorce or parentage case. I need to ask the court to appoint a Guardian ad Litem to investigate parenting arrangements on behalf of my children. What can I do?

Form	Title	Download		Revised
Appointing a GAL (divorce)
FL Divorce 223	Motion for Temporary Family Law Order [ ] and Restraining Order			07/2023
Schedule the hearing. Use the court's form to schedule hearings, if there is one; otherwise, use the Notice of Hearing, form FL All Family 185
FL All Family 185	Notice of Hearing			05/2016
FL All Family 112	Proof of Mailing or Hand Delivery (for documents after Summons and Petition)			01/2022
FL All Family 146	Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem for a Child			07/2023
Appointing a GAL (parentage)
FL Parentage 323	Motion for Temporary Family Law Order [ ] and Restraining Order			07/2022
Schedule the hearing. Use the court's form to schedule hearings, if there is one; otherwise, use the Notice of Hearing, form FL All Family 185
FL All Family 185	Notice of Hearing			05/2016
FL All Family 112	Proof of Mailing or Hand Delivery (for documents after Summons and Petition)			01/2022
FL All Family 146	Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem for a Child			07/2023

Note: Additional documents may be required by local county superior court rules.

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