Section 1510.1 Of Article 2. Appointment Of Guardian Generally From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
1510.1
. (a) (1) With the consent of the proposed ward, the court
may appoint a guardian of the person for an unmarried individual who
is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21 years of
age in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings
regarding special immigrant juvenile status pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Section 155 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) A petition for guardianship of the person of a proposed ward
who is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21
years of age may be filed by a relative or any other person on behalf
of the proposed ward, or the proposed ward.
(b) (1) At the request of, or with the consent of, the ward, the
court may extend an existing guardianship of the person for a ward
past 18 years of age, for purposes of allowing the ward to complete
the application process with the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services for classification as a special immigrant
juvenile pursuant to Section 1101(a)(27)(J) of Title 8 of the United
States Code.
(2) A relative or any other person on behalf of a ward, or the
ward, may file a petition to extend the guardianship of the person
for a period of time not to extend beyond the ward reaching 21 years
of age.
(c) This section does not authorize the guardian to abrogate any
of the rights that a person who has attained 18 years of age may have
as an adult under state law, including, but not limited to,
decisions regarding the ward's medical treatment, education, or
residence, without the ward's express consent.
(d) For purposes of this division, the terms "child," "minor," and
"ward" include an unmarried individual who is younger than 21 years
of age and who, pursuant to this section, consents to the appointment
of a guardian or extension of a guardianship after he or she attains
18 years of age.
(e) The Judicial Council shall, by July 1, 2016, adopt any rules
and forms needed to implement this section.