You may use the forms on this page if the following factors apply to your situation:
- There is a court-ordered guardianship and/or conservatorship for an incapacitated or protected person (also known as “the ward”) in a U.S. state other than Arizona.
- The ward is now in Arizona or will soon relocate to Arizona.
- You want to transfer the existing guardianship and/or conservatorship case to Arizona rather than starting a new case here.*
* NOTE: You may either file to transfer or start a new case in Arizona, but note that transferring guardianship and/or conservatorship requires ALL of the following:
- Asking the court in the state where the case is being sent from for permission to ask Arizona to accept the case;
- Asking the court in Arizona to issue a provisional (temporary or conditional) order accepting the case;
- Presenting the order provisionally accepting the case from the court in Arizona to the court in the sending state and asking for final permission to transfer;
- Presenting the final permission to transfer from the sending state to the court in Arizona and asking for a final order accepting the transfer from Arizona; and
- Presenting the final order from Arizona accepting transfer to the court in the sending state, along with a request to terminate the case in that state.
Note also, when accepting a transfer, no court investigator’s report or physician’s report are required, as the receiving court accepts the sending court’s determination of incapacity and need for protection.
How to Transfer an Out-of-State Guardianship and/or Conservatorship Case in to Arizona - Forms - PBTX1f