{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-1003.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 1003.5","heading":"","body":"The public guardian shall not be appointed as a guardian ad litem pursuant to Section 1003 unless the court, after reasonable notice and inquiry, finds that no other qualified person is willing to act as a guardian ad litem.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE [1000. - 1312.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1000. - 1064.]","CHAPTER 1. Rules of Practice [1000. - 1004.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fda8a179eca22f7df258bcc92a3290559722e7cbcc3aaaf15eaf7b7915b504af","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-1003","next":"us-ca/prob-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}