Petition To Transfer Funds At Majority (Packet) {CM113}

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE Register in Chancery Kent County 38 The Green, Ste. 208 Dover, DE 19901 302-735-1930 Register in Chancery New Castle County 500 N. King Street, Ste. 11600 Wilmington, DE 19801 302-255-0544 Register in Chancery Sussex County 34 The Circle Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-5775 Procedures for filing a Petition to Transfer Funds at Majority · The following is what will be needed to process the petition to transfer funds at majority: o The petition must be completed as the court clerk cannot complete the petition for you. The guardians(s) and minor will need to have their signature(s) notarized. If the guardian(s) and minor appear in the Register's office with identification and the correct paperwork, their signatures can be notarized by a court clerk in the Register's office. o A copy of the minor's birth certificate. o A copy of the minor's bank statement(s) dated within the thirty days prior to filing the petition. o Fifteen dollars ($15.00) filing fee in the form of a check or money order payable to "Register in Chancery," cash is acceptable if appearing in person. · It is the petitioner's responsibility to provide the Court with photocopies of all supporting documentation. If the Register in Chancery's office makes photocopies for you, we will charge a $1.50 per page fee. When submitting your supporting documentation, it must be filed on regular 11 x 8.5 paper that can be easily scanned onto the computer. You may mail the completed petition to the Register in Chancery where your guardianship case was established and the completed order will be mailed back to you. The petition cannot be filed before the minor's eighteenth birthday. If the guardian(s) has/have an outstanding promissory note, the guardian(s) and minor must appear in the Register in Chancery's Office to file the petition and a hearing could be scheduled. · · · American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF: _________________________, a minor : : C.M. # ______________ PETITION AND ORDER TO TRANSFER FUNDS AT MAJORITY 1. ______________________________________ [name(s) of guardian(s)] was/were appointed guardian(s) of the property of ________________________________ [name of minor] by order of the Court dated ________________ [Date guardian(s) appointed]. 2. The minor has reached the age of majority, having been born on______________. 3. The guardian(s) hold(s) the following property for the minor [Include the name of the bank, account type, account number and account balance]: ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________plus all interest to date. ____________________________ Guardian's signature ____________________________ Co-Guardian's signature (if applicable) ____________________________ Minor's signature Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____ day of ________________, ________. ___________________________ Register in Chancery/Notary Public Upon consideration of the petition to transfer funds at majority, it is hereby ordered, this ________ day of _____________________, __________, as follows: 1. The funds in the above listed guardianship account(s) shall be released to the former minor. 2. Upon receipt of such property, the guardian(s) is/are discharged from all further responsibility as to such property and the bond(s) is/are cancelled. ____________________________ Master in Chancery American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RELEASE OF GUARDIAN(S) I, _______________________________[Minor's name] having attained the age of eighteen years, do hereby state that, by receiving the sum of $_________________ from my guardianship account(s), I am acknowledging I have received all money owed to me from the guardian(s) of my property. Upon receipt, I shall be releasing and forever discharging _________________________________________ [Name(s) of Guardian(s)] from all actions, suits, accounts and demand whatsoever for or concerning the said guardianship. This release shall become effective immediately upon my receipt of the above-listed funds. I acknowledge that I have signed this release of guardian(s) as a voluntary act. ______________________________________ Minor's signature ______________________________________ Minor's Address ______________________________________ Minor's Phone number Sworn to and subscribed before me this _____ day of ________________, ________. _____________________________________ Register in Chancery/Notary Public American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com