State guide
Colorado
Colorado adult guardianship and conservatorship cases are generally filed in the district court in the county where the adult lives, except that filings in Denver County go to the Denver Probate Court. Colorado Judicial Branch self-help pages provide the adult guardianship and conservatorship packets, publish a $229 filing fee, and Colorado recognizes supported decision-making agreements as an alternative or supplement to guardianship.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
- Court that handles adult guardianship
- Adult guardianship and conservatorship petitions are filed in the district court in the proper county, except in Denver County where they are filed in the Denver Probate Court.
- What it's called
- guardian for the ward's welfare and conservator for the protected person's estate or finances.
- Official forms and self-help
- Official page →
- Filing fee
- $229.00 for Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult; $229.00 for Petition for Appointment of Conservator for Adult.
- Less-restrictive alternatives
- Colorado recognizes supported decision-making agreements for adults with disabilities under Part 8 and states an adult guardian may be appointed only if needs cannot be met by less restrictive means.
- Law
- Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, C.R.S. §§ 15-14-101 to 15-14-433; supported decision-making at Part 8, including § 15-14-803.
Official resources in Colorado
State self-help page collecting adult guardianship forms and instructions.
State self-help page collecting adult conservatorship forms and instructions.
Official step-by-step filing page for adult guardianship, including fee, venue, and required forms.
Official step-by-step filing page for adult conservatorship, including fee, venue, and required forms.
Largest-county court self-help page with contact information, hours, and appointments for self-represented litigants.
Key facts for Colorado
- Adult guardianship petitions use JDF 841, Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult.
- Adult conservatorship petitions use JDF 876, Petition for Appointment of Conservator for Adult.
- Colorado publishes a $229.00 filing fee for an adult guardianship petition.
- Colorado publishes a $229.00 filing fee for an adult conservatorship petition.
- After appointment, the adult under conservatorship is referred to as the Protected Person.
- Colorado law allows supported decision-making agreements as an alternative for or supplement to guardianship.
County court guardianship pages in Colorado
| Court | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County Self-Help Center El Paso | Colorado Springs | Not published* | Largest-county self-help center for procedural court questions, appointments, and next-step guidance for self-represented litigants. |
| Denver Probate Court Self-Help Center Denver | Denver | Not published* | Probate self-help desk for guardianships, conservatorships, and probate information for unrepresented parties. |
| Denver District Court Self-Help Center Denver | Denver | Not published* | District court self-help center listed by the Judicial Branch; Denver guardianship and conservatorship probate matters are instead directed to Probate Court self-help. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- File in the district court for the county where the adult lives; if filing in Denver County, use the Denver Probate Court.
- Review JDF 840 for adult guardianship or JDF 875 for adult conservatorship before filing.
- Contact the local self-help center or probate self-help desk if you are self-represented.
Not seeing your court or county?
Not every court publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Colorado's population center, for comparison only):
- District Court, 1st Judicial District, Laramie County, Wyoming · about 111 miles
- District Court, 7th Judicial District, Natrona County, Wyoming · about 238 miles
- Wyoming Judicial Branch Adult Guardianship Self-Help, Wyoming · about 246 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Colorado Judicial Branch - Guardianship for Adults
Website →Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Colorado page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.