Once you complete your forms, you need to file them with the court and pay a filing and investigation fee. If the adult for whom you want to have the conservatorship can't afford the fee, you fill out more forms to ask for a fee waiver.
PRINT EMAILGo to the same courthouse you listed on your forms. Conservatorship cases are heard in the probate department of the court, so you will file them with the probate clerk. At the courthouse, you’ll file the forms you filled out by giving the original and the copies to the clerk. The clerk will give you a case number and court date, and stamp the forms. The court will keep the original and return the copies to you. One is for you, the others are for the adult, their relatives, and the Regional Center. The clerk will usually keep the Letters and Order so the judge can sign them on your court date. If they give them back to you, you will need to bring these to the court date.
Can I file my forms by mail? Or online?Yes, you can file by mail. Mail the original and copies to the clerk. You need to include the filing fee (or request for fee waiver) and a self-addressed stamped envelope so the clerk can mail your copies back to you. Make sure to include enough postage. If you do not include a self-addressed stamped envelope, you will have to go to the courthouse to pick up your copies.
Some courts allow online filing (called e-filing). You can find out if your court has online filing by visiting your court’s website.