Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Juvenile Cases PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR A MINOR

ATTENTION: Use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:

• You want to have the court appoint a guardian for a minor, and you know that you do not need the court to appoint a conservator for the minor, AND
• The minor lives in Maricopa County, AND
• After giving notice of the petition for guardianship to BOTH parents (if living), one or both parents will sign a Voluntary Consent, and/or neither parent will file papers to oppose the guardianship*, AND
• If you are not related to the minor, you already have or you will get your fingerprints taken.

*NOTE: If either parent files papers opposing a guardianship, it will NOT be granted. An attorney may be able to advise whether another action such as for "Juvenile Dependency", or non-parent Legal Decision Making (Custody) may be appropriate. Note that non-parent/third party Legal Decision Making (Custody) papers are not available from the court.

Information about when a Conservator is needed

A minor generally needs a conservator:

1. If the minor owns money or property or receives annual income in excess of $5,000 that requires management or protection, which cannot be otherwise provided;
2. The minor has business affairs/assets which may be jeopardized or prevented by his or her being a minor; and/or
3. The minor needs funds for his or her support and education and protection is necessary or desirable to obtain or provide the funds.

Information about when a Guardian is needed: A minor generally needs a guardian:

• If the minor needs the care and supervision of an adult, which is not presently available.

This packet contains court forms and instructions about petitioning the court to appoint a permanent guardian for a minor. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Packets contain ALL forms and ALL instructions needed for this process. Where there are separate packets for Instructions and Forms, get BOTH packets.

Packets
Title	File	English	Spanish
Appointment of Guardian for a Minor	JG1	PDF	PDF

The individual forms and instructions below are already included in the Packet(s) above. If you choose to download the documents individually, make sure you get ALL of the instructions and ALL of the forms. Be sure the documents are in the following order:

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	How to ask the court to appoint a permanent guardian of a minor	jg10h	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
2	What to do Before and After the Court Hearing	jg10p	PDF | Word	PDF | Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Juvenile Guardianship Information Sheet	jg10f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
2	Petition for Permanent Appointment of Guardian of a Minor	jg12f	PDF | Word	PDF| Word
3	Affidavit of Person to be Appointed Guardian	jg11f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
4	Consent of Parent to Guardianship of a Minor (and Waiver of Notice)	jg13f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
5	Consent of Parent to Guardianship of a Minor (and Waiver of Notice)	jg13f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
(copy for other party)
Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 2 - Preparing Service and Notice of the Court Hearing. Click here to see your options.