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Guardians are court-appointed individuals who assist with personal affairs, like living arrangements, medical treatment decisions, and personal care matters. While guardians may handle small amounts of money for their wards, a court will generally appoint a conservator for amounts over a specific threshold.

A Permanency Option. Legal guardianship is a judicially created relationship between a child and responsible adult in which the guardian assumes many of the rights and responsibilities that customarily would reside with the child's parents.

To file for legal guardianship, you must first file a petition for guardianship in the district county court of the ward's residence. There is a filing fee of $166.00. If the ward lives in Denver, the petition must be filed in probate court.

A guardianship is an exclusive power, so it takes away the parent's rights to make decisions for the child and gives that authority to the guardian, within the scope of the guardianship order, until the guardianship is modified or terminated. Guardianship does not terminate the parent's parental rights.

Terminating a guardianship, other than by death of the ward, can only be accomplished by court order. A court proceeding will be required to wind up the guardianship and you can seek court approval of your actions and a discharge of liability.

A guardian shall exercise authority only as necessitated by the ward's limitations and, to the extent possible, shall encourage the ward to participate in decisions, act on the ward's own behalf, and develop or regain the capacity to manage the ward's personal affairs.

Any person who is concerned about the well-being of the adult can file a guardianship case. You must be at least 21 years old to be the guardian for an adult. You can ask the court to name you as the guardian, or you can ask the court to name someone else who is at least 21 years old.

Is it possible to get an emergency Guardianship? The court may appoint a Guardian on an emergency basis if it finds that substantial harm to a person's health, safety, or welfare is likely to result without an emergency Guardian being appointed and if no other person has authority to act in the circumstances.

Emergency guardianships are permissible if the court finds that compliance with standard appointment procedure ?will likely result in substantial harm to the respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and that no other person appears to have authority or willingness to act in the circumstances.? C.R.S. § 15-14-312.