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Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2019

This form is used to ask the court to officially appoint a conservator for a person or a person's property. It can also be used to ask the court to appoint a new conservator in a case that is already open.

The court describes it as: Ask the court to appoint a conservator of the person or the estate. This form can also be used to ask the court to appoint a new person to be the conservator in an existing case.

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Where this fits in a case

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This form is used when someone needs to ask the court to appoint a conservator, which is a person or group appointed to manage the person's affairs or property. It is not used for temporary conservatorships.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form is a petition to the court asking for the appointment of a conservator for a person or their estate.
Who fills out this form?
The form has sections for the petitioner to fill out, and it is filed with the court.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2019.

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