Free Bond for Minor Guardian Appointment (Personal Recognizance Bond) - West Virginia

IN THE ____________ COURT OF ____________________ COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA IN THE MATTER OF: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Minor(s) Under the Age of 18 Years BOND FOR MINOR GUARDIAN APPOINTMENT (Personal Recognizance Bond Form) KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT _________________________________________________________________,
Guardian or Curator

Civil Action No. ______-______-______

as obligor, whose address is ______________________________________________________, is hereby held and firmly bound unto the State of West Virginia and the estate of the minor ward named below, in the just and full sum of __________________________________ Dollars ($__________________), for which payment I bind myself, and my legal representatives and heirs. Additionally, this bond shall not be void after any recovery of an amount less than the aggregate limit, and may be proceeded against from time to time until the whole penalty is exhausted. THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT: WHEREAS the above-bound _______________________________________________,
Guardian or Curator

was, by the ____________ Court of ____________________________County, West Virginia, on the _____ day of __________________, 20______, duly appointed

Guardian / Curator

for ____________________________________________, a minor under the laws of the State of West Virginia, and is required by the provisions of West Virginia Code § 44-10-5 or § 44-10-6 to furnish a bond on the terms and conditions determined and set by the Court. Infant Guardianship ­ Form 6 / 6-04 Page 1 of 2

NOW, THEREFORE, if the above-named obligor faithfully conforms to and abides by the responsibilities of such appointed office under the laws of the State of West Virginia, together with all amendatory and supplementary acts thereof hereinafter enacted, and all case law decisions now and hereinafter decided, as the case may be; and if the obligor, honestly and faithfully applies all funds and property received, and faithfully and honestly performs all obligations and undertakings made pursuant to the provisions of such statutes and laws in the conduct of the appointed office, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the obligor has executed this bond on the ______ day of __________________, 20______. OBLIGOR: __________________________________________ Signature of Guardian or Curator

Signed or acknowledged before me, this ______ day of ____________________, 20___. __________________________________________ Circuit Clerk

Infant Guardianship ­ Form 6 / 6-04

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