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Request to Waive Additional Court Fees (Superior Court) (Ward or Conservatee)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective September 1, 2015

This form is used by a guardian or conservator, or someone asking for one, to ask the court to waive extra court fees and costs that were not covered in a previous order. It asks for details about the person needing the waiver and what specific fees are needed.

The court describes it as: If you already have a fee waiver order in a guardianship or conservatorship case, use this to ask the court to waive other court fees and costs that are not included in that order.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form is used in a guardianship or conservatorship case, or any other civil case where the guardian or conservator is representing the ward or conservatee.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who must file this form?
A guardian or conservator, or a person asking for the appointment of a guardian or conservator, must use this form. It is used in a guardianship or conservatorship case, or another civil action where the guardian or conservator represents the ward or conservatee.
Do I need to file other forms?
If you have not already received an order that waived or reduced your court fees, you must also file a Request to Waive Court Fees (Ward or Conservatee), form FW-001-GC.
What happens if the fees are waived?
The court might order that the fees must be paid back later, or it might place a lien on any money won in the case that must be paid before the case ends.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect September 1, 2015.

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