STATE OF INDIANA )

) SS:

COUNTY OF WELLS )

IN THE WELLS 

CIRCUIT COURT

CAUSE NUMBER: 

90C01-2305-GU-000012

IN THE MATTER OF )

THE GUARDIANSHIP OF: )

XAVIER LUCAS AYERS, )

An Incapacitated Adult )

NOTICE OF FILING OF

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT

OF GUARDIAN AND

HEARING THEREON

TO: Tawny Boyd

On July 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Circuit Court of Wells County, 102 West Market Street, Bluffton, Indiana, the Court will hold a hearing to determine whether a guardian should be appointed or a protective order should be issued for Xavier Lucas Ayers. The purpose of this proceeding is to protect Xavier Lucas Ayers. A copy of the petition requesting appointment of a guardian or for the issuance of a protective order is attached to this notice. At the hearing the court will determine whether Xavier Lucas Ayers is an incapacitated person or minor under Indiana law.

If the Court finds that Xavier Lucas Ayers is an incapacitated person or minor, the Court at the hearing shall also consider whether Amber N. Ayers should be appointed as guardian of Xavier Lucas Ayers. The Court may, in its discretion, appoint some other qualified person as guardian. The Court may also, in its discretion, limit the powers and duties of the guardian to allow Xavier Lucas Ayers to retain control over certain property and activities. The Court may also determine whether a protective order should be entered on behalf of Xavier Lucas Ayers.

Xavier Lucas Ayers may attend the hearing and be represented by an attorney. The petition may be heard and determined in the absence of Xavier Lucas Ayers if the Court determines that the presence of Xavier Lucas Ayers is not required. If Xavier Lucas Ayers attends the hearing, opposes the petition, and is not represented by an attorney, the Court may appoint an attorney to represent the alleged incapacitated person or minor. The Court may, where required, appoint a guardian ad litem to represent Xavier Lucas Ayers at the hearing.

The Court may, on its own motion or on request of any interested person, postpone the hearing to another date and time.

Clerk, Wells Circuit Court

Distribution:

David G. Crell

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