Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Probate Cases PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR FOR A MINOR

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

• You want to have the court make a permanent (longer than 6 months) appointment of a conservator for a person under the age of 18, AND
• The minor lives in Maricopa County, AND
• The parents will either sign a Voluntary Consent, OR after receiving notice of the Petition to Appoint a Conservator will not file papers or come to court to object to the appointment, AND
• You know that you do not need the court to also or instead appoint a guardian.

NOTE: A minor generally needs a conservator if:

1. The minor owns money or property in excess of $5,000 that requires management or protection which cannot be otherwise provided;
2. The minor has assets or business affairs which may be jeopardized 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.

NOTE: A minor generally needs a guardian if:

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

These packets contain court forms and instructions about petitioning the court to appoint a permanent conservator for a minor.

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 Conservator for a Minor - Instructions	PBCM1i	PDF	PDF
Appointment of Conservator for a Minor - Forms	PBCM1f	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	Instructions: How to Complete the Forms	pbcm11i	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
2	Procedures: What to do After Completing the Forms	pbcm10p	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
3	Helpful Information: Special Handling for Confidential Handling	pb13h	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
4	Helpful Information: Providing Legal Notice in Matters of Guardianship and Conservatorship	pbgc20h	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
5	Important Notice Regarding Training Requirements	pbt10i	PDF | Word	PDF | Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Probate Information Cover Sheet	pb10f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
2	Petition for Permanent Appointment of Conservator for a Minor	pbcm11f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
3	Affidavit of Person to be Appointed Guardian and/or Conservator	pbgc13f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
4	Parent Consent Form	pbgcm13f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
5	Parent Consent Form (for other parent)	pbgcm13f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
6	Notice of Hearing	pbgc18f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word
7	(Optional) Waiver of Notice and (Optional) Waiver of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act	pbgc19f	PDF | Word	PDF | Word

Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 2 - Preparing Service and Notice of the Court Hearing.
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