Conservatorships in California

Take the stress out of obtaining a conservatorship

Are you seeking a conservatorship in California for a loved one suffering from dementia, a developmental disability or mental illness? When crucial life decisions become challenging, a judge may appoint you to assist and ensure a better quality of life for your family member.

At A People’s Choice, we specialize in preparing conservatorship documents, which can save you thousands of dollars in attorney fees. We simplify the process for you, making it easy and stress-free to navigate.

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We can help you with all types of conservatorships

General Conservatorship

Created for an adult, suffering from illness or accident, which allows you to assist with financial decisions and daily life activities.

Limited Conservatorship

Established for an adult who cannot handle financial decisions due to developmental disability.

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Navigating conservatorship in California can feel overwhelming, but with A People’s Choice, we’ve streamlined the process to save you time and money.

Utilize our comprehensive online conservatorship service for affordable document preparation tailored to California requirements.

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$1250

Money saved on average

when you probate with APC instead of a lawyer

Don’t Wait to Make Important Life Decisions … Your Loved One Needs You Now!

A conservatorship is necessary for people who have neither a power of attorney nor a healthcare directive, and have lost the ability to make informed decisions and care for themselves. A conservatorship is also required when there is an invalid or fraudulent power of attorney.

What makes our service unique?

Affordable

Our simple interview process can help you save thousands compared to hiring an expensive attorney to create a conservatorship.

Full-Service

Our conservatorship service includes a custom review of your documents, making sure you didn’t overlook something.

Legal & Reliable

We use the same software that many California attorneys use, so you can be confident in your documents.

Trusted

We provide exceptionally high quality legal document preparation services unsurpassed by any other company online, and we take pride in our long-term reputation.

How it works

1. Complete our simple questionnaire

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2. Review and confirm services

Review your information and tell us how quickly you need your documents.

3. Sign and complete

Securely sign online and we’ll complete your documents.

Because it’s time to take care of your loved one.

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Common questions about California conservatorships

How can I become a conservator?

To become a conservator for another individual, you must file a petition and the court has to approve it.

What is a conservatorship?

A conservatorship is a court process whereby the judge gives an individual the right to control another adult, their property, or both.

What would I be responsible for as a conservator of a person?

A conservator of a PERSON is responsible for making sure that the conservatee has proper food, clothing, shelter and health care. The conservatee may live with the conservator or elsewhere.

What rights does a conservatee have?

In general, conservatees keep the right to:

Control their own salary;
Make or change their will;
Get married;
Get mail;
Have a lawyer;
Ask a judge to change conservators;
Ask a judge to end the conservatorship;
Vote, unless a judge says they’re not able to;
Control personal spending money if a judge says they can have an allowance; and
Make their own healthcare decisions, unless a judge gives that right to a conservator.

Where can I find all the conservator’s responsibilities and duties?

A clear description of a conservator’s responsibilities and duties are outlined in the Conservatorship Handbook published by the Judicial Council of California.

Conservatorships Services We Offer	Price
Standard Conservatorship of Person AND/OR Estate (1 Petitioner) with or without Dementia Orders (Documents Only)	$1500
Limited Conservatorship for Developmentally Disabled (Documents Only)	$1200
Add-on Fees for Emergency Ex Parte Conservatorship (limited or standard)	+$450
Additional co-petitioner fee to any Conservatorship Petition	+$200
Add-on Fees for application for notice waivers and order	+$300
Add-on Fees for case management through Petition phase. Services include scheduling of any associated hearings, facilitating filing of documents with the court and other management services typically required to complete your Petition request	+$750
Standard preparation time is 10-14 business days. Rush preparation of all documentation is available for additional fee	$350+

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Description of Will Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Will (individual)	$200
Codicil to Will	$125
Will package (individual) includes Will, Healthcare Directive and Financial Power of Attorney	$250
Will package (couple) includes 2 Wills, 2 Healthcare Directives and 2 Financial Powers of Attorney	$399
Other Services	Call for Quote

Description of Trust Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust (Individual) Trust or Trust Restatement only (you must have an existing revocable trust)	$300
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust (Couple) Trust or Trust Restatement only (you must have an existing trust)	$400
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust Package (Individual) Includes Trust, Pour-over Will, Certificate of Trust, Healthcare Directive, Financial Power of Attorney and estate folder	$499
Revocable Trust or Restatement of Revocable Trust Package (Couple) Includes joint trust, 2 Pour-over Wills, Certificate of Trust, 2 Healthcare Directives, 2 Financial Powers of Attorney and estate folder	$650
Special Needs Trust Designed for beneficiaries with physical or mental disabilities.	$700
Irrevocable Medi-Cal and/or VA Planning Trust	$700
Trust Transfer Deed and Preliminary Change of Ownership (California property)	$200 ($50 discount w/trust pkg)
Trust Transfer Deed (Out-of-State property)	$275 ($50 discount w/trust pkg)
Trust Transfer Deed (Timeshare)	$275 ($50 discount w/trust pkg)

Description of Individual Documents (Notary fees additional)	Price
Will	$200
Healthcare Directive	$125
Financial Power of Attorney	$125
Codicil to Will	$125
Trust Amendment	$200 and up
Trust Transfer Deed and Preliminary Change of Ownership (California property)	$200
Trust Transfer Deed (Out-of-State property)	$275
Trust Transfer Deed (Timeshare)	$275
Other Services	Call for Quote

Estate Administration Services	Price
Trust Administration (1 real property) each additional property +$200	$499
Probate Transfer by Affidavit (non-court, for estates with personal property only. This process cannot be used for estates with real property. Property must be valued under $166,250/$184,500)	$225
Simplified Probate Proceeding to Transfer Real Property Not Exceeding $55,425/61,000 (up to 2 Petitioners; 1 real property)	$649*
Simplified Probate Proceeding to Transfer Real Property Not Exceeding $166,425 (up to 2 Petitioners; 1 real property)	$799*
Spousal Property Petition (1 real property)	$749*
Heggstad Petition (1 Petitioner, 1 real property)	$1500**
No frills Probate Petition Documents Only for California Probate with Order of Probate and Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary (document prep only with instructions. No court filing or additional support services.)	$750**
Phase 1 California Probate Petition (Full Service with court filing assistance, arranging publication, notices and case management) up to Order of Probate and Letters of Administration or Letters Testamentary	$1500**
Most Popular Full service, complete California Probate, facilitation of court filings, arranging publication, administrative notices, and ongoing case management services	$3900**
Probate Phase 2 or Phase 3 Full Service	$1500.00+/phase
Report of Sale and Petition for Order Confirming Sale Real Property (for matters with limited authority)	$1500.00 +costs
Notice of Proposed Action (up to 5 notices)	$250
Supplements to Petitions	$250 min. and up
Other Probate Services	Call for quote

Business Services We Offer	Price
General Corporation Includes standard minutes, bylaws, resolutions, stock certificates and corporate folder. Secretary of State fee: $100.00	$275
S-Corporation (Includes S-Corp election) Includes standard minutes, bylaws, resolutions, stock certificates and corporate folder. Secretary of State fee: $100.00	$310
LLC Includes Operating Agreement and corporate folder. Secretary of State fee: $70.00	$399
Professional Corp Includes Bylaws. Secretary of State fee: $100.00	$499
Non Profit Corporation Includes standard minutes, bylaws and corporate folder. Secretary of State Fee: $30.00	$499
501(C)(3) Non Profit Federal Tax Application	$599
Dissolve Corporation	$200
Walk Through Service with Secretary of State (turn around time 7-10 days)	$165
Registered Agent for Service (Annual) Click here to sign up.	$175
IRS S-Corp Election only	$50
Obtain Tax ID Number	$50
Statement of Information	$50
Fictitious Business Name Includes facilitating processing and publication (filing fee and publication fees vary from county to county).	$175
Basic Partnership Agreement	$300
Business Sales Agreement	$300
Copyright Standard Application	$150
Other Business Services	Call for Quote

Conservatorships in California

We can help you with all types of conservatorships

General Conservatorship

Limited Conservatorship

$1250

Don’t Wait to Make Important Life Decisions … Your Loved One Needs You Now!

What makes our service unique?

Affordable

Full-Service

Legal & Reliable

Trusted

How it works

1. Complete our simple questionnaire

2. Review and confirm services

3. Sign and complete

Because it’s time to take care of your loved one.

Common questions about California conservatorships

How can I become a conservator?

What is a conservatorship?

What would I be responsible for as a conservator of a person?

What rights does a conservatee have?

Where can I find all the conservator’s responsibilities and duties?

From the Blog

Different Types of Conservatorship in California

What’s Conservatorship of the Estate vs. Conservatorship of the Person?

What Is a Conservatorship Account?

Start Your Conservatorship Today

Will Documents

Trust Documents

Individual Estate Documents

Will Documents

Trust Documents

Individual Estate Documents

Agreements	Price
Marital Settlement Agreement only	$275+
Stipulation and Order	$350+
Stipulation/Order with Paternity petition	$624
Pre or postnuptial Agreement (basic)	$299
Nuptial Agreement with complex, custom clauses	$999

Pre and Postnuptial Agreements	Price
Pre or postnuptial Agreement (basic)	$299
Nuptial Agreement with complex, custom clauses	$999

Paternity Matters	Price
Paternity Petition only	$300
Stipulation and Order only	$350
Paternity Petition with Stipulated Judgment	$575
Paternity Petition with Request for Order/Motion for custody, visitation, support	$875

Marriage and Domestic Partnerships Proceedings	Price
Short term Marriage/Domestic Partnership (no personal property, children or real property)	$499
Marriage/Domestic Partnership with personal property (NO children, includes written Agreement)	$624
Marriage/Domestic Partnership with children (Includes written Agreement)	$624
Marriage/Domestic Partnership with 1 real property (Includes written Agreement	$775
Summary Dissolution (Please check qualifications for Summary Dissolution)	$499
Termination of Domestic Partnership through Secretary of State (Please check qualifications for Secretary of State procedure)	$499
Petition Only OR Response to Dissolution	$200-$300
Application to Serve by Publication	$275