Legal Question in Securities Law in California

Transfer Case from Probate to Juvenile

November 98 the paternal grandparents obtained guardianship of my youngest child now age 7. I have custody of my two older children age 10 and 12. After numerous times of trying to have guardianship terminated unsuccessfully I asked for some sort of reunification the court said no, that probate does not handle reunification that would be a matter for juvenile court. I'm at a loss at how to proceed on this matter. Would the best thing to do be Notice of Hearing in probate asking the case to be moved to juvenile or is there something else I could do?


Asked on 8/14/01, 11:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: Transfer Case from Probate to Juvenile

Your question showed up under "securities law" which is not the right category for a question that deals with probate and family or juvenile law matters. You might want to have it reclassified and resubmitted.

Even though this is out of my field, I can comment as follows:

Are you represented by legal counsel at all? If so, your attorney should be able to ask the court to transfer the matter.

If you aren't, you will probably need to be represented. If you can't afford an attorney, ask legal aid in your county whether there are services or individual attorneys that specialize in this kind of service. A family law attorney might even be willing to point you in the right direction without a fee.

These matters are handled differently in each county so it is hard for anyone to give advice from a distance. However, another possiblity is to ask at the Public Defender's office. They probably have a juvenile or custody specialist and even if they won't or can't take your case maybe they can tell you who will.

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Answered on 8/15/01, 2:06 pm


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