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

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

• You want to have the court appoint a guardian for a minor (any person under the age of 18) on a temporary or emergency basis for a period of not more than six (6) months.
• The minor lives in Maricopa County.
• The person who will serve as guardian is not one of the parents.
• You believe that the minor(s) needs to have a guardian temporarily and/or immediately.
• If you are applying for Guardianship for more than one child, they have the same parents.**

* If the need for the guardianship will continue for more than 6 months, you will need to petition for “permanent” guardianship.

** If there are multiple children and they do not all have the same fathers or mothers, you must file a separate case for each set of parents.

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 Temporary / Emergency Guardian for a Minor	JGT1	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.

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	How to Get a Guardian Appointed for a Minor on a Temporary /Emergency Basis	jgt10h	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Petition for Temporary Appointment of a Guardian for a Minor	jgt11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	ORDER for Temporary Guardianship of a Minor	jgt81f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Acceptance of Appointment as Temporary Guardian and Letters of Appointment	jgt82f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Available Forms