Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Probate Cases APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR 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 conservator for a minor, and you know that you do not need the court to appoint a guardian for the minor, AND
• The minor lives in Maricopa County, AND
• The parents have signed or will sign a Voluntary Consent, AND
• If you are not related to the minor, you already have or you will get your fingerprints taken.

Information about when a Conservator is needed

A minor generally needs a conservator:

1. If 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 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 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	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.

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	English
1	How to ask the court to appoint a Conservator for a Minor	pbcm10h	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	English
1	Probate Cover Sheet	pb10f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Probate Information Sheet	pb11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Petition for Permanent Appointment of Conservator for a Minor	pbcm12f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Parent Consent Form	pbgcm11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
5	Affidavit of Person to be Appointed Guardian and/or Conservator	pbgc11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
6	Request of Hearing and Instructions	pbgcm13f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
7	Acknowledgment of Conservator and Lawyer's Undertaking	pbc16f	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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