Superior Court >Self- Service Center >Forms >Probate Cases TO PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP/CONSERVATORSHIP 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 guardian and/or conservator for a 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.

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
Petition For Guardianship/Conservatorship of a Minor - Instructions	PBGCM1i	PDF	PDF
Petition For Guardianship/Conservatorship of a Minor - Forms	PBGCM1f	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	How to Ask the Court to Appoint a Guardian and Conservator of a Minor	pbgcm10p	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 a Minor	pbgcm12f	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	Instructions and Request for a hearing date for permanent appointment of Guardian and/or Conservator	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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