Probate & Conservatorship/Guardianship

Forms, Fees & Filing Instructions

Forms

You can access Judicial Council forms at the Judicial Council Website or Local Forms on our website under Forms.

Filing Instructions

Normal Hours

The division is available by phone, email or in-person appointments only. Drop box is open 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and phone hours are 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.

After Hours

For your convenience, there are drop boxes located at the Vallejo Branch Court and under the stairs on the second floor in the Hall of Justice in Fairfield, for dropping filing documents.

Fairfield Drop Box

Hours: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

  • During the hours listed above, you may drop your papers for filing into the drop box at the family law clerks office located at the Hall of Justice in Fairfield.
  • Documents deposited in the drop box between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM are deemed to have been deposited for filing on that day. If your documents are deposited after 4:00 PM, they are deemed to have been deposited for filing on the next open court day
  • If your filing requires a fee, please securely attach a check, do not attach cash to your documents.
  • If you want an endorsed-filed copy returned to you, include an extra copy of your documents and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
  • If an envelope is not provided, your copies will be available for thirty (30) days in the pickup box located in the clerk’s office.

Vallejo Drop Box

Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  • Documents deposited in the drop box between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM are deemed to have been deposited for filing on that day. If your documents are deposited after 4:00 PM, they are deemed to have been deposited for filing on the next open court day
  • Documents placed in the dropbox prior to 11:30 AM will be returned to Vallejo for pickup by 12 noon the following business day.
  • If you need your documents sooner, you may request to pick them up in Fairfield. Please attach a note to inform the clerk. Your documents may be picked up in Fairfield 8 AM – 2 PM at the following location:
    • Family Law Clerk’s Office
      600 Union Avenue
      Fairfield, CA
  • If you would like an endorsed-filed copy mailed to you, please include an extra copy, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
  • Securely attach any fees due and do not attach cash.

Fees

Statewide Filing Fee Schedule
Court Reporter Fee Changes Mar 2017
General Conservatorship Investigations Only$500
General Conservatorship Investigations after Temporary Conservatorship$350
Temporary Conservatorship Investigation Only$400
Six-Month Review of Conservatorship $300
Status Review of Conservatorship $300
First Review of Conservatorship of the Person & Estate with Accounting$500
Biennial Review of Conservatorship of Person & Estate with Accounting$500
Annual/Biennial Review of Conservatorship of the Person & Estate Accounting Waived $300
Review of Conservatorship of the Person Only$300
Review of the Conservatorship of Estate Only w/Accounting$300
Spousal Representation Petition Investigation $200
Final Accounting of Conservatorship $300
Guardianship Investigations (Uncontested) $450
Guardianship Investigations (Contested) $550
Guardianship Investigations of the Estate Only (Uncontested) $250
Guardianship Investigation of the Estate Only (Contested) $350


Review of Guardianship Investigation of the Estate w/Accounting-Blocked Account $200


Review Guardianship Investigation-Estate w/Accounting-Bonded Account $350


Termination of Guardianship (Uncontested) $400


Termination of Guardianship (Contested)
 $500
Termination of Parental Rights (Uncontested)
 $200


Termination of Parental Rights (Contested) $400
Conservatorship Handbook
 $20


Guardianship Packet

 $10


Blank probate forms (Decedent’s Estate)

 No fee


Guardianship Self-Help Video (Becoming a Guardian)

 $6


Miscellaneous Supplemental Reports

 $200

Forms

Click here for Judicial Council Forms.

Local Forms are listed below.

Local #3011-CV
Request for Informal Discovery Conference

Download Form

Local #240A/340A
Attachment to Order Appointing Guardian or Conservator of Estate

Download Form

Local #309
Order Appointing Regional Center to Evaluate Proposed Ward or Conservatee

Download Form

Local #1070-G
Declaration upon Ex Parte

Download Form

Local #3490
Court Investigator’s Information & Referral Form

Download Form

Local #3510
Order Appointing Court Investigator (Guardianship)

Download Form

Local #3515
Order Appointing Investigator and Notice of Investigation Costs

Download Form

Local #3700
Declaration re Venue (Guardianships)

Download Form

Local #3705
Declaration of Due Diligence

Download Form

Local #3710
Ex Parte Application to Waive or Shorten Notice

Download Form

Local #3720
Petition for Visitation Orders

Download Form

Local #3740
Application to Practice as Minor’s Counsel (Guardianship)

Download Form

Local #3800
Preliminary Inventory of Guardianship Estate

Download Form

Local #5000
Stepparent Adoption Confidential Court Investigator’s Information and Referral Form

Download Form

Local #7009-PR
Objection to Appointment of Guardian

Download Form

Local #7010-PR
Information On Objecting to Appointment of Guardian

Download Form

Local #7020
Verification of Viewing Conservatorship Video

Download Form

Local #7500
Conservatorships – Care Plan

Download Form

Local
Local Directory of Community Resources for the State Conservators Handbook

Download Form

Local #7001-PR
Waiver of Account

Download Form

Local #310
Petition For Succession of Real Property ($!50,000 or less)

Download Form

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