Get Petition For Permanent Appointment Of Guardian Adult Maricopa County Fillable Form

For Maricopa County Effective January 23, 2023 Probate, Conservatorship, Guardianship & Fiduciary FeesProbate - Response / Appearance$279.00Probate - Guardianship / Conservatorship$279.00Probate - Other$279.00Probate - Answer$204.0013 more rows

Guardianship Salary in Arizona Annual SalaryMonthly PayTop Earners$99,515$8,29275th Percentile$68,446$5,703Average$53,055$4,42125th Percentile$37,378$3,114

The petitioner must serve legal notice of the petition for guardianship upon the person who has had the principal care and custody of the minor during the sixty days preceding the date of the petition: any living parent of the minor: and the minor who is at least 14 years of age. ARS 14-5207.

To become a legal guardian in Arizona, you must file a petition with the court and attend a hearing. At the hearing, you must provide documentation to the court about the case. Only a judge can make someone a legal guardian. It must be shown that it is in the best interest of all parties involved.

Any party to a dependency proceeding or a pending dependency proceeding may file a motion for permanent guardianship. The appointment of a guardian does not terminate the parents' rights or affect the child's inheritance rights or affect the parent's obligation to contribute to the support of the child.

To obtain emergency guardianship, a person must file a petition with the court. An emergency guardianship can be beneficial because it is an expedited guardianship. An emergency guardianship is typically chosen when imminent financial harm, physical harm, or death is going to happen to an incapacitated person.

A permanent guardianship can be revoked. The child, one of the child's parents, or any party who was involved in the dependency proceeding can file a petition with the court to revoke the permanent guardianship.

How Long Does it Take to Get Guardianship? The length of guardianship proceedings vary case to case. If nobody contests the guardianship or the petitioner's appointment, it may only take 1 – 2 months. If there are complications, it could take 3 – 4 months.