Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Probate Cases APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR AN ADULT

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 an adult and you know that the adult does not need the court to appoint a conservator, AND
• The adult lives in Maricopa County, AND
• A doctor has said or will say that the adult needs a guardian.

Information about when a Conservator is needed

An adult generally needs a conservator:

• Because the adult has property which will be wasted or used up unless proper management is provided, and the adult needs funds for his or her support, care and welfare, or the funds are needed for the support, care and welfare of those individuals entitled to be supported by the adult.

Information about when a Guardian is needed:

An adult generally needs a guardian:

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

This packet contains court forms about petitioning the court to appoint a permanent guardian for an adult. 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 an Adult - Instructions	PBGA1i	PDF	PDF
Appointment of Guardian for an Adult - Forms	PBGA1f	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	Procedures: How to ask the court to appoint a guardian of an adult	pbga10p	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Probate Cover Sheet	pb10f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
2	Probate Information Sheet	pb11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
3	Petition for Permanent Appointment of Guardian of an Adult	pbga11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Affidavit of Person to be Appointed Guardian and/or Conservator	pbgc11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
5	Petitioner Information Sheet to Court Investigator	pbgca12f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
6	Instructions and Request for Hearing Date Guardianship/Conservatorship of Incapacitated/Protected Person	pbgca13f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
7	Order Appointing Attorney, Physician and Court Investigator for Guardian for an Adult	pbga14f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
8	Guidelines for Physician Report	pbgca15f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word

Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 2 - To Give Notice for a Petition for Guardianship for an Adult.
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