INSTRUCTIONS: WASHINGTON D.C. ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Washington D.C. order to appoint counsel for the subject of a guardianship or conservatorship case. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the District of Columbia Courts counsel.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 1: Enter the name of the adult who is the subject of this case on the first blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 2: Enter the date on which the petition being responded to was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 3: Enter the month in which the petition was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 3: Enter the last two digits of the year in which the petition was filed on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 4: Enter the date on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 5: Enter the month on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 6: Enter the last two digits of the year on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 7: Enter the name of the person being appointed as counsel on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 8: Enter the name of the subject on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 9: Enter the date of the hearing at which counsel will represent the subject on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 10: Enter the last two digits of the year in which the hearing will be held on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 11: Enter the time at which the hearing will be held on the next blank line. Indicate whether this is an a.m. or p.m. hearing by circling the appropriate abbreviation.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 12: Enter the number of the courtroom in which the hearing will be held on the next blank line.

Washington D.C. Order Appointing Counsel Step 13: Enter the name of the judge who will preside over the hearing on the next blank line. The currently presiding judge should sign the last blank line.