What are the Steps to Being Appointed Guardian and/or Conservator in Arizona? File a petition with the Arizona Superior Court in the appropriate County; File the Affidavit of Proposed Appointee completed and signed by the proposed guardian and/or conservator, and notarized;
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.
ARS §14-5104 provides: “A parent or a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding six months, any powers he may have regarding care, custody or property of the minor child or ward, except power to consent to marriage ...
To do that, your attorney will need to submit a petition for guardianship to the county probate court. File forms for temporary guardianship – once the court clerk has accepted the petition, you can submit the appropriate forms for a temporary guardianship.
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.