You may use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:

• You want the court to appoint a guardian for an incapacitated adult or for a person who is at least 17 and a half years of age who will need a guardian as an adult, AND
• Guardianship will be needed for more than 6 months ("permanent" guardianship), (See separate "Temporary Orders" packet if need expected to be for 6 months or less), AND;
• The person who needs the guardian lives in Maricopa County, AND;
• A doctor or other person authorized by Arizona law A.R.S. § 14-5303(C) will say that the incapacitated person needs a guardian or will need a guardian when he or she becomes an adult, AND;
• You know that the court does not need to also (or instead) appoint a conservator.

Once you are done with the documents above, you're ready for Part 2 - To Give Notice for a Petition for Guardianship for an Adult.