If the minor owns money or property in excess of $5,000 that requires
management or protection which cannot be otherwise provided;
The minor has business affairs/assets which may be jeopardized or
prevented by his or her being a minor; and/or
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 conservator 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 Conservator for a Minor - Instructions
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
English
1
How to ask the court to appoint a Conservator for a Minor
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.