Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Probate Cases TO PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP/CONSERVATORSHIP 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 and/or conservator for an adult, AND
• The adult lives in Maricopa County, AND
• A doctor has said or will say that the adult needs a guardian and/or conservator.

This packet contains court forms and instructions about petitioning the court to appoint a permanent guardian and a conservator 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
Petiton For Guardianship/Conservatorship of an Adult - Instructions	PBGCA1i	PDF	PDF
Petiton For Guardianship/Conservatorship of an Adult - Forms	PBGCA1f	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	Instructions to Complete and File a Petition for Permanent Guardian/Conservator for an Adult	pbgca10p	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 and/or Conservator of an Adult	pbgca11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
4	Affidavit of Person to be Appointed Guardian and/or Conservator	pbgc11f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
5	Petitioner's Information Sheet to Court Investigator	pbgca12f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
6	Instructions and Request for Hearing Date	pbgca13f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
7	Order Appointing Attorney, Physician, Court Investigator	pbgca14f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
8	Guidelines for Physician Report	pbgca15f	PDF  |  Word	PDF  |  Word
9	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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