Self-Help Probate Form and Sample Packets

• A General Conservatorship should be used for an adult who is unable to care for themselves for a reason other than a developmental disability (for example, dementia).
• A conservator of the person cares for and protects a person when the judge decides that the person (called the "conservatee") can’t do it.
• If you believe you have an emergency and need an expedited temporary conservatorship, please contact the Self-Help Center.
• If you need a conservatorship of the estate, please seek legal advice from a private attorney. Please see our “Do-It-Yourself Resources” for help finding low to no cost legal advice.

• A limited conservatorship is a type of probate conservatorship for adults who are developmentally disabled. Developmentally disabled people can usually do many things a conservatee cannot do. So, the Court limits their conservator's powers. 
• We highly recommend using Odyssey Guide & File  or LawHelp Interactive to complete the Limited Conservatorship forms as the form packet is quite extensive to complete by hand.
• We assist with Limited Conservatorships through a workshop.

• We highly recommend using Odyssey Guide & File or LawHelp Interactive to complete the Guardianship forms as the form packet is quite extensive to complete by hand.
• A Guardianship may be filed when a child is living with an adult who is not a parent, and the adult needs the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the child. In a Probate Guardianship, the guardian has full legal and physical custody of the child.
• If you need a Guardianship of the Estate, please contact a private attorney for legal advice. Please see our “Do-It-Yourself Resources” for help finding low to no cost legal advice.
• We assist with asking for a Probate Guardianship through a virtual workshop.

If you believe you have an emergency and need an expedited temporary guardianship, please contact the Self-Help Center.

• If there is a guardianship in place, a parent or other relative may file a request for visitation with the minor child.
• There is no fee for the child’s parent to file this request, however there is a fee for all other relatives.

• The following people can ask the Court to end the guardianship:
  • The child, if they are 12 years old or older
  • The parent(s) of the child
  • The guardian

If you are an adult, you may file a name and/or gender change with the court.

If you are an adult, you may file a name and/or gender change with the court.

If you are a minor, your parent or guardian must file the name and/or gender change with the court for you.

If you are a minor, your parent or guardian must file the name and/or gender change with the court for you.

The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act authorizes specified adult persons to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan that can include treatment, housing support, and other services for persons with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders.