INSTRUCTIONS FOR TERMINATING GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR 1) 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. 2) 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. 4) 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. 1 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com STATE OF WISCONSIN PROBATE COURT In re the Guardianship of: ____________________________ (Child's Name) DANE COUNTY PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP Case No.: __________________________ ____________________________ (Date of Birth) 1. I am the child's Mother 2. The child now lives with Father Mother Guardian Father Other: _________________________ Guardian Other: _________________ 3. The following are the parties involved (name, address, phone): MOTHER: GUARDIAN: _________________________________ __________________________________ Name Name _________________________________ __________________________________ _________________________________ __________________________________ Address Address _________________________________ __________________________________ Phone Number Phone Number FATHER: _________________________________ Name _________________________________ _________________________________ Address _________________________________ Phone Number 4. All Parties OTHER: __________________________ __________________________________ Name __________________________________ __________________________________ Address __________________________________ Phone Number are likely to agree to termination do not agree might agree. 5. I am asking the court to terminate the guardianship because: (Explain briefly what has changed since the guardian was first appointed). Attach additional pages if needed. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me This _______ day of ____________ _____________________________ Notary Public, (County & State): My commission ______________________________ Signature ______________________________ Printed Name Date__________________________ 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com STATE OF WISCONSIN PROBATE COURT In re the Guardianship of: CONSENT TO TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP ______________________________ (Child's Name) ____________________(Date of birth) 1) I am the child's Mother 2. The child now lives with DANE COUNTY Case No.:_____________________ Father Guardian Mother Father Other:____________________________ Guardian Other: _________________ 3) My name, address and phone number are: ____________________________________________ Name ____________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone Number 4) I agree to ending the guardianship because: (Explain briefly what has changed since the guardian was first appointed). Attach additional pages if needed. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this_____ day of________________ ______________________________ Signature _____________________________ Notary Public, County & State: ______________________________ Printed Name My commission Date__________________________ 3 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com