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Case Information

Filed 2024-01-29
Status 01/29/2024
Type Protective Proceedings (3 An)|Guardianship & Conservatorship Of Minor
Docket 30 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Metters, Sophia
Defendant Dawson, Lucion G. Cooper
Photo of Hon. Walker, Jr, Herman G

Judge

Hon. Walker, Jr, Herman G

Anchorage Borough (AK)

Alaska

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Docket Entries

  1. This case is a protective proceeding. The case is confidential except for those documents listed in AS 13.26.013. Court hearings in this case are generally confidential and not open to the public unless the protected person requests to have the hearing open to the public under AS 13.26.113(a)
  2. Petition for Appointment of a Guardian/Conservator
  3. Child Custody Jurisdiction Affidavit
  4. Acceptance of Appointment as Guardian of a Minor and Acknowledgment of Duties
  5. Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees: Attorney: Self-Represented (0100001) Filing Party: Metters, Sophia Case Motion #1
  6. Order Granting Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees Metters, Sophia Case Motion #1 Request for Exemption from Payment of Fees:
  7. Copy of Death Certificate for (Lanisha Cooper)
  8. Notice of Hearing Sophia Metters (Petitioner);
  9. Probate Deficiency Memo mailed re: Fathers Consent, Copy of Minor Child's Birth Certificate PG Deficiency Memo (4/17) Sent on: 02/29/2024 08:52:46.76
  10. Copy of Death Certificate (L. Cooper)
  11. Copy of Birth Certificate Lucion G. Cooper Dawson (Respondent);
  12. Notice Rescheduling Hearing [Change of Time] Sent to: Sophia Metters (Petitioner);
  13. Order Re: Service by Publication
  14. Master Recommended Approval of Order Appointing Guardian of a Minor
  15. Master Recommended Approval of Letters of Guardianship of a Minor
  16. Corrected Notice of Hearing Sent to: Sophia Metters (Petitioner);
  17. Summons & Notice to Absent Parent (service by posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website) Carlos Dawson (Parent);
  18. Order Appointing Guardian of a Minor
  19. Letters of Guardianship of a Minor and Acceptance Approved by Court Sophia Metters (Guardian);
  20. Guardian Received Five Free Certified Copies of Orders and Letters (Administrative Bulletin 90). Sophia Metters (Guardian);
  21. Completion of Posting on Alaska Court System's Legal Notice Website: Summons & Notice to Absent Parent Posted for four consecutive weeks: [04/23/2024 thru 05/22/2024]
  22. Clerk's Certificate of Service by Posting to the ACS's Legal Notice Website on: Carlos Dawson (Parent);
  23. Master Recommended Approval of Order Appointing Guardian of a Minor
  24. Order Granting Corrected Order Appointing Guardian of a Minor
  25. Guardian Received Five Free Certified Copies of Orders (Administrative Bulletin 90). Sophia Metters (Guardian);
  26. Notice of Annual Report Due and Notice of Hearing
  27. Notice of Need to File Required Documents Notice of Need to File Req Docs (6/24) Sent on: 05/08/2025 12:12:45.72
  28. Annual Report on Guardianship of a Minor Sophia Metters (Guardian);
  29. Annual Report Review (Minor) - Approved
  30. The Annual Reporting Period is: 04/01 - 03/31 The Annual Report is Due Each Year on: 04/30

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