Steve Wyner

Steve Wyner

Steve Wyner

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About Me.

Experience and Knowledge Count

I bring the benefit of 25 years of hands-on experience providing competent paralegal support services to Arizona attorneys and persons representing themselves in Arizona courts.

I have been involved in thousands of Family Law, Probate and Civil cases of all kinds and know what to anticipate.

As a Legal Document Preparer, certified by the Arizona Supreme Court, I can not only create and prepare your legal documents but can also provide you with general legal and general factual information pertaining to legal rights, procedures or options available to you in a legal matter when you are not represented by an attorney.

When you call me you will not be greeted by my an Associate or partner because I do not have one. I believe in providing one-on-one service from your initial inquiry until the assignment is completed. You will receive my hands-on involvement with your case.

If you need a legal document prepared I am mobile and will come to you at your convenience, at your home, office, hospital or other agreed upon location. I generally serve the greater Phoenix area, but in some cases I am willing to travel throughout Arizona to meet your needs.

Be sure to explore the other pages of my website for more about the services I provide and then call me to schedule a consultation.



Non-Lawyer Disclosure Statement

Arizona Certified Legal Document Preparers can provide you with general legal and general factual information pertaining to legal rights, procedures or options available to you in a legal matter when you are not represented by an attorney.

Arizona Legal Document Preparers are required to attend a minimum of 10 hours of Continuing Legal Education Courses each year, plus one hour of legal ethics.

Arizona Certified Legal Document Preparers are not allowed to give legal advice.

Personal Information

  • NameSteven P. Wyner
  • EducationAmerican Institute
  • OfficePhoenix, AZ
  • Phone602.405.2843
  • LicenseAZCLDP #81775

Specialized Services

Family Law

If you’ve chosen to represent yourself in your Family Law case, I can help with the document preparation and explain how the court system works.

Probate

The probate process can be as simple or complicated, as well as extremely time consuming and emotionally draining. From a Summary Estate, Formal or Informal probabate, I can help.

Wills & Trusts

I can help with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge preparing Wills and Living Trusts.

Civil Action

If you're representing yourself in a civil matter, I am able to prepare a civil complaint and get it filed on time before the clock runs out.

Contact.

Let's Talk

Phoenix, AZ
602.405.2843

Civil Action

Filing or Responding to a Civil Law Suit

Boston Legal, LA Law, Perry Mason? No, courts don't work that fast in the real world. A lawsuit can take months or years to wind its way through the court system, not 60 minutes. Most lawsuits take between 3 to 6 months of preliminary jockeying before they come close to seeing the inside of court room. And most of those will never go to trial. There are just too many lawsuits and not enough judges and court rooms to accommodate everyone with a litigious ax to grind. Regardless of the merits a law suit may or may not have, and regardless if it is filed in Justice Court or Superior Court, most are settled out of court, won or lost by default because the party being sued never responded, or dismissed for one reason or another at anytime along the way.

That is not to say that a person who has suffered loss at the hands of another should not seek his day in Court, but one should be aware of the procedural pitfalls that can doom you from the start, especially if you are working on a limited budget.

Many of the people I've helped over the years were just trying to keep the statute of limitations from running out while they shopped for an attorney to represent them in their personal injury cases. In such cases I am able to prepare a civil complaint and get it filed on time before the clock runs out. An attorney can then Amend it later and proceed with the case, or the Plaintiff can represent themselves.

In other cases, I've helped Defendants who've been served with a civil complaint file last minute responses to avoid default judgments being entered against them. Below are samples of the types of cases I have helped thousands of people get ahead of the curve by preparing their legal documents:

  • Name Change (For Minor Children and Adults)
  • Breach of Contract
  • Personal Injury (Motor Vehicle Accidents, Dog Bites, Slip and Falls, Food Poisoning, On the Job, Industrial Accidents, and more)
  • Landlord / Tenant Disputes
  • Forcible or Special Detainer
  • Application for Release of Excess Proceeds from Foreclosure Sale
  • Contractor Disputes
  • Product Liability
  • Wrongful Foreclosure
  • Wrongful discharge
  • Quiet Title
  • Tax Lien Foreclosure
  • Post Judgment Writ of Garnishment (Earnings or Non-Earnings)
  • Post Judgment Writ of Execution
  • Motions
  • Affidavits
  • Disclosure Statements
  • Discovery Requests
  • Pre-Trial Packages
  • And more...

If you’ve chosen to represent yourself in your civil action, I can help with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge of how the court system works.

Because of the complex nature and variety of civil lawsuits it is difficult to publish prices without knowing the specifics of a case. Call me now to schedule your consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location.


FILING FEES, PUBLICATION FEES, COURT APPOINTED VISITOR FEES, AND PROCESS SERVICE FEES ARE EXTRA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION FEES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF CASE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

The legal documents and the combinations of documents specified in the price list may change from time to time depending on the needs in specific cases.



Wills & Trusts

A Last Will and Testament verses a Living Trust?

A will only takes effect after you die, and generally needs to be probated in Court before assets can be distributed to beneficiaries. A living trust takes effect as soon as you create it and generally avoids the probate process which can sometimes be lengthy and expensive. Trust assets can be distributed immediately following your death. There are many other differences as well. If you have decided on a Will or Living Trust I can help you save money. Or maybe you still have questions, I can help with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge preparing Wills and Living Trusts.

Call me now to schedule your consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location.


Wills & Living Trusts / Price List

Last Will & Testament: $395

Includes: Will, General Power of Attorney, and Healthcare Directives

Living Trust: $895

Includes: Declaration of Trust, Trust Agreement, Pour Over Will, General Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directives, property transfer documents, recording with the County Recorder.


FILING FEES, PUBLICATION FEES, COURT APPOINTED VISITOR FEES, AND PROCESS SERVICE FEES ARE EXTRA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION FEES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF CASE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

The legal documents and the combinations of documents specified in the price list may change from time to time depending on the needs in specific cases.



Family Law

Divorce uproots households. It is the most traumatic experience you and your minor children will ever have. Fighting over child custody and support, spousal support, property divisions can be exhausting. I have helped thousands of people in difficult Arizona family law cases achieve their goals. I also have hands on experience assisting Arizona attorneys in hundreds of family court hearings and trials. I understand the stress you are going through and the crippling expense of starting over.

I will help you represent yourself with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge of how the court system works. I have seen the court process from the inside out as well as from the outside looking in. I will help you anticipate stressful and costly problems before they arise.

Call me now to schedule your family law consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location in the greater Phoenix and San Tan Valley area. Not having an attorney does not have to mean not having any rights.

Although fees are always reasonable each family law case has its own set of unique circumstances that that make quoting fees difficult without having specific information about your case. Please call or email for a fee quote.


Divorce, Legal Separation or Annulment

GETTING A DIVORCE, LEGAL SEPARATION, OR ANNULMENT IN ARIZONA? HERE ARE SOME FAST FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • Time Frames: Uncontested Divorces, Legal Separations, and Annulments are usually finalized in less than 90 days.
  • Grounds for Divorce: Unless you entered into a Covenant Marriage, the grounds for divorce are "the marriage is irretrievably broken." Adultery, Abandonment, or abuse are not grounds for divorce.
  • Residency Requirements for the Parties : At least one party must be domiciled in the State of Arizona for at least 90 days prior to filing a divorce.
  • Residency for Children: Minor children should have resided in the State of Arizona for at least 6 months prior to filing the divorce.
  • Members of the Armed Forces: If your home of record is Arizona you may file for divorce even if you are stationed outside of Arizona.
  • Arizona is a Community Property State: With very few exceptions all assets and liabilities acquired during the marriage are joint assets and liabilities subject to division, regardless of whose name they are in.
  • Child Support: Child support is usually based on the combined gross income of the parents. If a parent is unemployed but not legally disabled, minimum wage will usually be attributed to them when calculating child support. Other factors such as the cost of health insurance, daycare, adjustments for parenting time of the non-custodial parent, and certain extraordinary expenses will be considered to arrive at the final calculation, based on Arizona Court Guidelines for Child Support, and will not be deviated from unless the Court finds there is a good cause for a deviation.
  • Spousal Support: Spousal support may be awarded in marriages of long duration (fourteen years or more). A spouse requesting spousal support will likely have to show they lack sufficient property to provide for their own reasonable needs, cannot be self-sufficient through appropriate employment or is the custodian of a child whose age or condition is such that the custodian should not be required to seek employment outside the home or lacks earning ability in the labor market adequate to be self-sufficient.

A Covenant Marriage

WHAT IF...I'M IN A COVENANT MARRIAGE, CAN I GET A DIVORCE?

Before you married you took pre-marital counseling and signed a document stating, in effect, that a covenant marriage is for life. If you are now experience marital difficulties, you must take all reasonable efforts to preserve your marriage before seeking a divorce, including marital counseling. If one of the spouses then desires a divorce, they must undergo more counseling, and be able to prove the other spouse has either committed at least 1 of 8 including:

If one of the spouses then desires a divorce, they must undergo more counseling, and be able to prove the other spouse has either committed at least 1 of 8 including:

  • Adultery
  • Commission of a felony
  • Substance abuse
  • Physically or sexually abusing the spouse or a child
  • Abandonment for at least a year
  • The spouses have been living apart continuously for at least 2 years
  • The spouses already have been granted a legal separation, and they have been living separate and apart without getting back together for at least one year from the date of the legal separation.
  • The spouses both agree to a divorce.

Unable To Locate Spouse

WHAT IF WE'RE IN TOTAL AGREEMENT AND JUST WANT TO GET IT OVER WITH AND MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES?

No problem. A Consent Decree can be filed sixty (60) days after the divorce papers were served on the other party. Both parties sign the Consent Decree showing the Court they have amicably settled their differences and now wish to move on. If the judge is satisfied your Consent Decree meets legal requirements the divorce will be granted without a hearing. Of course, there is much more to know, and you may have questions. For more information call me today.


Divorce

Dealing with custodial rights, child support, spousal support, division of community property, even where you will live can take a heavy toll mentally, emotionally, and even physically. No wonder it is so hard to stay focused in such an out-of-focused situation.

I will prepare and file your paperwork, provide the general legal information to keep you ahead of the curve, and save you thousands on attorney fees.


Legal Separation

Legal separation is essentially the same as a divorce except that at the end of the day you are still married.

Then why bother?

Sometimes people only want to go their separate ways, but still stay married.

If you are one of those people, you will still deal with custodial rights, child support, spousal support, division of community property issues, just like in a divorce proceeding.

In many cases the parties have already agreed on these contentious issues and need only put their agreements to paper. So, there is usually less stress.

In the future you may either get back together or convert to a divorce.

Legal Separations can be confusing. That is why you need answers before you file. Call me today for a Family Law consultation.


Annulment

Filing to have a marriage annulled has many of the same procedural aspects as filing for a Divorce or Legal Separation except, because of the relative short duration of the marriage, there are usually no issues concerning custodial rights, child support, spousal support, or division of community property.

To annul a marriage, the petitioner, need only show grounds to the Court that a marriage is null and void when the cause alleged constitutes an impediment rendering the marriage void.

There are many situations that qualify for annulment in Arizona.

Call me now to schedule your family law consultation.


Paternity

You may be the biological father, but if you were not married to the mother when the child was born, you have no custodial rights until they are established by the court. The longer you wait the more difficult it will become as the child grow older.

You may be the mother with all the custodial rights in the world, but until father's custodial rights are established you may never receive a dime's worth of child support from him.

Whatever your circumstances are, I can help. The initiation of a paternity action either by mother or father does not always mean having to spend thousands of dollars in attorney fees. I can prepare and file a Petition to Establish Paternity, Child Support, and Custody, arrange for the papers to be served and a hearing date to be scheduled.

If you have already been served with Paternity papers, I can prepare all of the necessary papers to respond prior to the hearing.

Call me now to schedule your family law consultation. Not having an attorney does not have to mean losing your parental rights.


Modification Of Custody | Child Support | Parenting Time

These three often contentious areas of Family Law are unavoidably connected. They are issues dealt with in divorce and Legal Separation proceedings as a matter of course when there are minor children involved. But what about a year or two after the divorce? Often, the circumstances of the parents and children have changed.

  • A new job forces a parent to move out of town and she wants to take the minor children with her, but Father says, "no way".
  • Or maybe the child does not want to live with the custodial parent any longer.
  • Maybe a parent lost their job and cannot pay child support until they find another one in a tough job market.
  • Or maybe one parent is not behaving in ways that clearly place the minor children at risk by using illegal substances, abusing alcohol, committing domestic violence.

Any of these reasons and countless others justify seeking modification of existing court orders of Custody, Child Support & Parenting Time. But it often cost thousands of dollars you may not have to retain an attorney in order to get your day in court. And many times, all that is need is a child support modification where a parent's income is increased or reduced. In many such cases I can help you save thousands on attorney's fees by preparing your documents and getting them filed, and a hearing scheduled. If it becomes necessary to retain an attorney prior to the hearing much of the work has already been completed and the money you spend on an attorney will be better spent at trial not on paperwork.

Call me now to schedule your family law consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location. Not having an attorney does not have to mean losing your parental rights.


Petition To Stop Child Support

A common misconception is that a child support automatically stops when a child turns 18. But if you are the parent responsible for paying child support you must file a Petition To Stop Child Support and have a copy of it served on the other parent. The other parent will have an opportunity to file a hearing request if they believe they are still owed back child support and the Court will set a hearing to give both sides an opportunity to be heard. You will be responsible for paying any delinquent child support you may have accumulated over the years.

It is always a good idea to file your Petition to Stop Child Support a few months before the child turns 18 to prevent any over payment that might be difficult to get back.

OTHER FAMILY LAW SERVICES

Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)

Were you been awarded a QDRO? There are more steps to take before receiving retirement benefits. That work can be costly and time consuming, but it does not always have to be that way. I can help you reduce those costs.

Resolution Management Conference Statements

At a Resolution Management Conference, the Judge or Commissioner seeks to resolve issues in a contested family law case without holding a trial. A properly prepared Resolution Management Statement is essential for helping the them do their job. A well drafted Resolution Management Statement can help you to protect your parental rights and obtain a fair division of community property.

Discovery Requests and Responses

Have you been served with discovery requests for information? I can help you respond effectively, or I can help you create your own Discovery Request to your spouse or domestic partner.

Pre-Hearing Preparation

Pre-hearing procedures can be like walking through a mine field. My pre-hearing package will help save you time and money, and prepare you to represent yourself at trial.

Didn't Find What You Were Looking For?

If you don't see what you're looking for, please ask.


Family Law Price List

Divorce With Children

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet, Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Notice of Right to Convert Health Insurance, Parent Information Program and Notice, Affidavit of Minor Children, Notice to Creditors, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting Plan, Default Application, and Proposed Decree of Dissolution.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting Plan, Resolution Management Statement.



Divorce Without Children

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Notice of Right to Convert Health Insurance, Notice to Creditors, Default Application, and Proposed Decree of Dissolution.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Resolution Management Statement.



Legal Separation With Children

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet, Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Notice of Right to Convert Health Insurance, Parent Information Program and Notice, Affidavit of Minor Children, Notice to Creditors, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting Plan, Default Application, and Proposed Decree of Legal Separation.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting Plan, Resolution Management Statement.



Legal Separation Without Children

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Notice of Right to Convert Health Insurance, Notice to Creditors, Default Application, and Proposed Decree of Legal Separation.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Resolution Management Statement.



Annulment

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Notice of Right to Convert Health Insurance, Notice to Creditors, Default Application, and Proposed Decree of Annulment

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Resolution Management Statement.



Establish Paternity (with Legal Decision Making (Custody), Parenting Time, and Child Support)

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet, Petition, Summons, Preliminary Injunction, Affidavit of Minor Children, Child Support Worksheet, Parent Information Program Notice, Parenting Plan, Default Application, Motion and Affidavit for Default Decree Without Hearing.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting plan, Resolution Management Statement.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting plan, Resolution Management Statement.



Modify Legal Decision Making (Custody)

Petition:

Includes: Petition to Modify Legal Decision Making (Custody), Parenting Time and Support, Notice of Filing Petition for Modification of Legal Decision Making (Custody), Request for Order Granting or Denying Hearing, Affidavit of Minor Children, Current Employer Information, Order Stopping Income Withholding Order, Parenting Plan, Final Order.

Answer:

Includes: Response to Petition, Child Support Worksheet, Parenting Plan, Resolution Management Statement.



Grandparent Visitation (Custody)

Petition:

Includes: Family Court Sensitive Data Cover Sheet, Petition for Grandparent Visitation, Summons, Default Application, Motion and Affidavit for Default Decree Without Hearing, Final Order.

Request for Hearing: $295



Stop Child Support (Custody)

Petition:

Includes: Petition to Stop an Income Withholding Order and All Support Orders, Current Employer Information Sheet.

Request for Hearing:


PRICES QUOTED UPON REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING LEGAL DOCUMENTS:

  • Petition To Enforce a Court Order
  • Temporary Orders
  • Resolution Management Conference Statement
  • Procedural Motions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Statement
  • Discovery Requests and Responses
  • Pre-Hearing Package
  • Consent Decree
  • QDRO
  • More...

FILING FEES, PUBLICATION FEES, COURT APPOINTED VISITOR FEES, AND PROCESS SERVICE FEES ARE EXTRA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION FEES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF CASE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

The legal documents and the combinations of documents specified in the price list may change from time to time depending on the needs in specific cases.



Probate

Like most things in life, the probate process can be as simple or complicated as it is inevitable, not to mention, it can be extremely time consuming and emotionally draining. There are Small Estate Transfers that can be done without going through the probate process at all. There are Summary Probates that can be opened and closed in as little as thirty days. There are Informal Probates that take a little longer than Small Estate Transfers, but usually require little if any Court involvement. And then there are Formal Probates and Special Administration that generally involve direct Court supervision of cases and can take several months or years to complete. The nature and value of the decedent's estate, and whether or not he or she died with or without a Last Will & Testament in place will generally determine what path to take through the probate process.

  • Testate - died with Will in place
  • Intestate - died without Will in place
  • Used for the purpose of transferring real or personal property, or financial accounts
  • Minimum of 1 to 6 months must have passed from date of death depending if real or personal property being transferred
  • Other restrictions may apply

Summary Estate

  • Testate - died with Will in place
  • Intestate - died without Will in place
  • Can be handled without publishing notification to creditors and closed within 30 to 60 days
  • Used for the purpose of transferring real or personal property, or financial accounts
  • No waiting period must have passed from date of death depending if real or personal property being transferred
  • Other restrictions may apply

Informal Probate (Most Common)

  • Testate - died with Will in place
  • Intestate - died without Will in place
  • Probate Clerk (Registrar) appoints Personal Representative without Court hearing
  • Will likely need to inventory the Estate and provide proposal for distribution of Estate assets and an accounting to heirs
  • Can be handled with little, if any Court involvement if not contested.
  • Can take several months to complete before closing.

Formal Probate

  • Testate - died with Will in place
  • Intestate - died without Will in place
  • Requires hearing before Probate Judge or Commissioner for appointment of Personal Representative
  • Closely overseen by Court and litigation of some kind often anticipated by will contests from heirs or creditor claims.
  • Can take several months to years to conclude

Losing a loved one is hard enough without also having to deal with the nervous anxiety usually caused by fear of the unknown and navigating your way through the probate process.

If you’ve chosen to represent yourself in your Probate case I can help with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge of how the court system works.

Why waste your inheritance on high priced attorney fees if you don't have to. Call me now to schedule your free probate consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location.


Probate Price List

Although fees are always reasonable each probate case has its own set of unique circumstances that that make quoting fees difficult without having specific information about your case. Please call or email for a fee quote.

Small non-Probate Transfers

Small Estate:

Includes: Small Estate Affidavit for transferring real estate, personal property, or financial accounts. Restrictions apply.Application for Small Estate Probate and all supporting documents. Obtain Probate Registrar Appointment of Personal Representative, and Closing Statement.

If case becomes contested:

Additional Probate documentation services and fee quotes available upon request. Or you may wish to consult with an attorney.



Summary Probate:

Application for Small Estate Probate

Includes: Application for Small Estate Probate and all supporting documents. Obtain Probate Registrar Appointment of Personal Representative, and Closing Statement.

If case becomes contested:

Additional Probate documentation services and fee quotes available upon request. Or you may wish to consult with an attorney.



Informal / with or without Will

Application for Probate of Estate:

Includes: Application for Probate and all supporting documents. Obtain Probate Registrar Appointment of Personal Representative. Publish Notice of Appointment, Mail Notice to Creditors (if necessary), prepare Inventory and Appraisement, First and Final Accounting, and Closing Statement.

If case becomes contested:

Additional Probate documentation services and fee quotes available upon request. Or you may wish to consult with an attorney.



Formal / with or without Will

Petition for Formal Probate of Estate:

Includes: Petition for Probate and all supporting documents. Obtain Court hearing date for Appointment of Personal Representative. Publish Notice of Appointment, Mail Notice to Creditors (if necessary), prepare Inventory and Appraisement, First and Final Accounting, and Closing Statement.

If case becomes contested:



Additional Probate documentation services and fee quotes available upon request. Or you may wish to consult with an attorney.


FILING FEES, PUBLICATION FEES, COURT APPOINTED VISITOR FEES, AND PROCESS SERVICE FEES ARE EXTRA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION FEES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF CASE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

The legal documents and the combinations of documents specified in the price list may change from time to time depending on the needs in specific cases.



Guardianship & Conservator

Guardian and Conservator, what's the difference?

Guardianships focus on assisting with personal and health-related needs of a minor or an adult. Conservatorships are designed to assist with financial needs. Think of both as a court-appointed substitute decision-maker for an individual who does not have the capacity to manage their own affairs.

In some cases the Guardian and/or Conservator will be granted the same powers, rights and duties overs the incapacitated person as a parent might have over a minor child, or those powers may be limited to Court specified matters, such as consenting to medical treatment, arranging for outpatient counseling, making decisions concerning living arrangements, and/or managing the person's finances.

When a Petition for Appointment of Guardian and/or Conservator is filed, the Court clerk will schedule an appointment hearing. Prior to the hearing, proper notice of the hearing must be made, and a court-appointed professional will be sent to examine the person for whom the Guardian and/or Conservator is being petitioned.


For A Minor Child

It is often necessary to apply for Guardian and/or Conservator of a minor child who is the recipient of a restricted financial account of some kind, maybe an insurance settlement arising from a child's personal injury. Or maybe the child's natural parents have passed away or are otherwise unable to care for the child. In cases such as those, grandparents, adult siblings, other relatives, or adult even friends of the minor child might step in and apply to be Guardian and/or conservator of the minor child.


For An Adult

When an adult is found by the Court to be incapacitated by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, mental disorder, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication or other cause, to the extent that person lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning his person, the Court will appoint a qualified individual to serve as guardian.


I Can Help You Save Thousands

Whether you need to file a Petition for Guardian and/or Conservator of a minor child or an adult, I can not only help I can save you thousands. It's bad enough that you have to pay hundreds of dollars in Court Filing fees, Court Investigator fees, and Publication fees. If your case is not contested at the outset why pay thousands when you can pay hundreds for competent legal document preparation services and get to the same place?

If you’ve chosen to represent yourself in your Guardian/Conservator case I can help with the benefit of over 25 years of legal document preparation expertise and practical knowledge of how the court system works.

Call me now to schedule a consultation. I will come to your home, office, hospital, or other convenient location.


Guardian And Conservator Price List

Petition for Guardian and/or Conservator for Minor or Adult

Petition $695

Includes: Petition and all supporting documents. Obtain hearing date. Publish Notice of Hearing, Mail Notice of Hearing (if necessary), arrange for service of the Petition upon the incapacitated person.

If case becomes contested: (TBD)


FILING FEES, PUBLICATION FEES, COURT APPOINTED VISITOR FEES, AND PROCESS SERVICE FEES ARE EXTRA, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION FEES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COMPLEXITY OF CASE.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

The legal documents and the combinations of documents specified in the price list may change from time to time depending on the needs in specific cases.