SSC: To Serve Notice Regarding a Matter of Guardianship and/or Conservatorship

Superior Court TO SERVE NOTICE REGARDING A MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP AND/OR CONSERVATORSHIP “Serving Notice” means giving legally required notice to other parties that you have filed documents with the court to request a court order that may affect them, or persons in whom they have a legal interest or responsibility, and demonstrating to the court that notice was provided as required by law.

ATTENTION: You may use the forms and instructions on this page if...

You have filed a petition in the Probate Court regarding a matter of guardianship and/or conservatorship for an adult or a minor, AND
You are required to serve notice to “interested parties,” persons or agencies entitled to notice of what you have filed with the court, AND
You understand that your case cannot proceed until you have demonstrated to the court’s satisfaction that notice has been given in a manner permitted by law, AND
You need to know how you are permitted or required to serve notice in this matter, AND
You need the forms to file with the Court to show how and when notice was provided.

This packet contains court forms and instructions for giving notice about a petition regarding guardianship and/or conservatorship for an adult or 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
Service and Notice For Petition regarding Guardianship/Conservatorship - Instructions	PBGC2i	PDF	PDF
Service and Notice For Petition regarding Guardianship/Conservatorship - Forms	PBGC2f	PDF	PDF

The individual forms and instructions below are already included in the Packet(s) above. If you choose to download individual documents, make sure you also get the instructions that apply to the form(s) you have chosen.

Instructions
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Helpful Information: Legal Notice in Guardianship or Conservatorship	pbgc20h	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers by Acceptance of Service	pb21p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
3	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers by Private Process Server	pb22p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
4	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers by Sheriff	pb23p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
5	Procedures: How to Serve Legal Papers by Publication	pb25p	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
6	IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS	pbgc31h	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

Forms
Order	Title	File	English	Spanish
1	Acceptance of Service (with optional Waiver of Notice and Waiver of Service-members Civil Relief Act)	pbgc21f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
2	Declaration Supporting Publication	pb25f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word
3	Proof of Notice of Hearing	pbgc29f	PDF \| Word	PDF \| Word

Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 3 - Preparing for the Court Hearing.
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