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A court investigation required for probate guardianships and conservatorships, their terminations, step-parent adoptions, termination of parental rights, emancipation of a minor and underage marriage permission; the fee schedule adopted by the court for the Court Investigator - Guardianship Investigation (up to 6 hours) $450, Guardianship Status Reports no charge, Guardianship Review Report $75, Guardianship Termination $350, Conservatorship Investigation Initial Report (up to 12 hours) $600, Conservatorship – Periodic Reviews (up to 6 hours) $300, Conservatorship Termination Report $75, Step-Parent Adoption Investigation (up to 3 hours) $200, Termination of Parental Rights $450, Under Age Marriage Permission no charge, Emancipation of Minor no charge; fee waivers on FW-001 and, for additional fees, FW-002; the statutes requiring each report and allowing reimbursement.
California > Third Appellate District > Calaveras County > Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras
General Information A Court Investigation is required for the following matters: Probate Guardianship or Conservatorship, Termination of Guardianship or Conservatorship, Step-Parent Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights, Emancipation of a Minor, Underage Marriage Permission. Fees The following fee schedule has been adopted by the court for the various services provided by the Court Investigator: Investigation Service Fee Guardianship Investigation ( up to 6 hours) $450 Guardianship Status Reports No Charge Guardianship Review Report $75 Guardianship Termination $350 Conservatorship Investigation Initial Report (up to 12 hours) $600 Conservatorship – Periodic Reviews (up to 6 hours) $300 Conservatorship Termination Report $75 Step-Parent Adoption Investigation ( up to 3 hours) $200 Termination of Parental Rights $450 Under Age Marriage Permission No Charge Emancipation of Minor No Charge If fees present a hardship, you may be eligible for a fee waiver. The Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001) is the basic fee waiver form. For additional fees a (FW-002) is required. To learn more about this form and applying for a fee waiver, read the Information Sheet (FW-001-INFO) on Waiver of Superior Court Fees and Costs. Statutes Statutes governing the investigations and reimbursement of the costs are as follows: Nature of Report Code Section Requiring Report Code Section Allowing Reimbursement Petition to Declare Child Free from Parental Custody and Control FAM §7850 FAM §7851.5 Petitioner liable for costs NTE $900. Court may defer, waive or reduce costs when economic hardship. Step-Parent Adoption FAM §9000 FAM §9001 – Step-Parent is liable for costs NTE $700. Court or court investigator, may defer, waive or reduce costs when economic hardship. Child Custody Investigation FAM §3111 FAM §3112 Parent charged with support after court determines financial condition of parent. Probate Guardianship – Relative Guardian PROB §1513 PROB §1513.1 – County shall assess guardian or estate of ward Conservatorship Proceedings PROB §1826 PROB §1851.5 Court order estate to pay unless it would pose undue hardship on the estate. Conservatorship – Periodic Reviews PROB §1851 PROB §1851.5 Court order estate to pay unless it would pose undue hardship on the estate.
General Information A Court Investigation is required for the following matters: Probate Guardianship or Conservatorship, Termination of Guardianship or Conservatorship, Step-Parent Adoption, Termination of Parental Rights, Emancipation of a Minor, Underage Marriage Permission. Fees The following fee schedule has been adopted by the court for the various services provided by the Court Investigator
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