To start the process of petitioning for a conservatorship of an at-risk individual, the following forms and documents must be filed with the District Court of the county where the at-risk individual resides.

The Petitioner completes the JDF 876 to provide the Court with information about the Respondent, including their living situation and the reasons the individual may need a cCnservator.

The Conservator Nominee (who may be the same person as the Petitioner) completes the JDF 805 to accept the nomination and to provide information for the Court to judge their suitability to serve as conservator. This form must also be accompanied by the following evidence, and any costs incurred must be paid by the Conservator Nominee.

Submit a legible copy of the Conservator Nominee’s driver’s license, passport or other government-issued identification.

Submit a current credit report of the Conservator Nominee from a credit bureau such as TransUnion, Experian, or Equifax. Redact all Social Security Numbers, and all but the last four digits of all account numbers.

Submit a name-based criminal history record check from Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the Conservator Nominee. A record check can be requested online at www.cbi.state.co.us, under the Public Background Check section.

The JDF 880 is submitted blank for the Court's use. Complete only the caption at the top, with the information about the case. The Court will complete the remainder of the form and sign it if a Conservator is appointed.

A JDF 877 is used for temporary or emergency situations. A JDF 878 is the permanent form. The JDF 877 or JDF 878 is submitted blank for the Court's use. Complete only the caption at the top, with the information about the case. The Court will complete the remainder of the form and sign it if a Conservator is appointed.

Any interested person who would otherwise need to be served notice of the court action in the next phase can complete a JDF 719 and waive the need to be separately served. The Respondent cannot waive service and should not complete this form.

The Conservator Nominee completes the JDF 721 only if he or she lives outside of Colorado. The JDF must be signed before a Court Clerk of Notary Public. The form allows the Court to accept all service and notices for the nominee, and to allow the Court to send those documents to a permanent mailing address of the nominee.

After filing the documents above with the Court and paying the filing fee, all interested person(s) need to be served notice of the date, time and location of the Court case to allow them to participate. The Respondent's spouse, civil union partner, parent(s), and child(ren) are all interested person(s) or if the respondent has none of the preceding relations, any adult relative nearest of kin. Additional interested person(s) include any currently appointed Guardian or Conservator in any state, any person who has care and custody of the Respondent (including the Respondent's physician), any adult who the Respondent readied with for more than six months in the year before the filing, any legal representative of the Respondent, or any nominee of the Respondent to be conservator.

If the address of any interested person(s) are known, the Petitioner should complete a JDF 806 and mail a copy to all interested person(s). The Petitioner also completes and files the Certification of Service section with the Court to certify all interested person(s) with known addresses have been served.

If the address of any interested person is unknown, the Petitioner must serve notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the Court. The Petitioner should complete a JDF 716 provide to the newspaper for publication of the relevant information. The notice must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks, with the last date of publication being at least 14 days before the hearing date.

The Petitioner completes a JDF 714 and files it with the Court to certify that all interested person(s) with unknown addresses have been sufficiently service notice by publication. The JDF 714 must be accompanied by Proof of Publication from the newspaper.

The publisher of the newspaper must provide a signed affidavit of publication to certify to the Court that the newspaper published the notice. This must accompany the JDF 714.

The Petitioner must complete a JDF 807 and personally serve a copy of it to the Respondent at least 14 days prior to the hearing. The service must be performed by the county Sheriff's Department, a private process server, or an uninvolved adult who knows the rules of service. The server must complete the Return of Service section of the form. The Petitioner then files the completed JDF 807 with the Court.

Both the Petitioner and Respondent must attend the Hearing. Interested person(s) are not required to attend. If the Respondent cannot attend, the Petitioner should file a Motion to Excuse the Respondent and attach appropriate documentation. During the hearing the Petitioner and Respondent will have a chance to present evidence in the case.

If the Court appoints a Conservator, it will complete the JDF 880 initially filed by the Petitioner and provide it to the Conservator.

If the Court appoints a Conservator, it will complete the Order JDF 877 or JDF 878 initially filed by the Petitioner and provide it to the Conservator. Copies of the Order must be provided to all interested person(s) identified in the Order.

After the Court has appointed a Conservator, the Conservator must file several additional forms with the Court to report the condition of the ward's affairs. The Conservator is also responsible for ongoing filings with the Court until the conservatorship is terminated.

The Conservator completes a JDF 800 to certify to the court that he or she has reviewed all the required training, and understand the legal responsibilities he or she bears to the Court and to the ward.

The Conservator completes a JDF 705 to identify the ward and the Conservator to the Court. The initial Letters will not be issued before this form is filed. This form must be re-filed any time there is a change in the Conservator, including co-Conservators and successor Conservators.

The Conservator completes a JDF 705 to identify the ward and the Conservator to the Court. The initial Letters will not be issued before this form is filed. This form must be re-filed any time there is a change in the Conservator, including co-Conservators and successor Conservators.

The Conservator will submit a blank JDF 883, completing only the caption at the top with information about the case. The Court will complete the remainder of the form based on the JDF 882 plan.

Within 30 dates of the appointment of the Conservator, the ward and all interested persons must be served with a JDF 885 and an attached copy of the Order (JDF 878 or JDF 877). The JDF 885 and the Certificate of Service section must then be filed with the Court by the Conservator.

The Court will determine when the Conservator must file an annual report of the state of the ward's affairs on the JDF 885. The filing deadline will be listed in the Order (JDF 878 or JDF 877).