Guardianships &
Conservatorships
Minor Conservatorship – Policy Regarding Use of Funds
The purpose of this policy is to provide notice regarding appropriate and inappropriate expenditures of money subject to a minor conservatorship, in furtherance of the Court’s obligation to preserve a minor’s money until the minor attains age 18. The Court will not authorize the spending of the minor’s money on basic items or services, which the minor would otherwise obtain from his/her parents or legal guardian.
The Probate Court is responsible for appointing guardians and conservators for incapacitated adults and minors who cannot make responsible decisions about themselves or their property. In these cases the judge must decide whether the person in question has a mental, physical or legal limitation which requires the judge to appoint a guardian to make decisions concerning the person’s health and personal life or appoint a conservator to make responsible decisions concerning management of property and money. A Conservator is responsible for filing detailed/accurate annual accounts with the Court.
The Probate Court is also responsible for reviewing guardianships at the end of one year and every three years thereafter for adults. For minors the court is responsible for reviewing the guardianship yearly until the minor reaches age six.
Filing Forms
- Guardianship of a Developmentally Disabled Individual
- Guardianship of Adult
- Conservatorship and/or Protective Order of Adult
- Guardianship of Minor
- Limited Guardianship of Minor
- Conservatorship and/or Protective Order of Minor
- Supplemental Information Sheets, Guardianship
- Supplemental Information Sheets, Protective Order
Filing Forms to Terminate/Modify
- Filing a Petition to Terminate/Modify Conservatorship of Adult
- Filing a Petition to Terminate/Modify Conservatorship of Minor
- Filing a Petition to Terminate/Modify Guardianship of Minor
- Filing a Petition to Terminate/Modify Guardianship of Incapacitated Individual
- Filing a Petition to Terminate/Modify Guardianship of Developmentally Disabled Individual