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How to Give Notice

The law says you must "give notice" to certain people, relatives and agencies. This means someone—not you—must "serve" (give) copies of your court forms either personally or by mail to those people and agencies so they will know you are asking to be the guardian of the child.

You must do this even if you think they don't care or they disagree with you.

There are rules for giving notice. You must follow them carefully. Otherwise, you may have to go start all over.

There are 2 kinds of notice: personal and by mail.

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