Guardianship Petition - Preparation Worksheet - Kansas
Kansas Guardianship Petition Preparation Worksheet
Do not file this worksheet. Kansas's current official forms page separates Forms for Minors and Forms for Adults, states that the law changed significantly effective January 1, 2026, and warns that additional documents may be required. Use the current form set and local filing instructions:
https://www.kjc.ks.gov/legal-forms/guardianships-conservatorships-other-protective-arrangements
Route the Matter First
☐ Minor guardianship track — use K.S.A. 59-30,128 and 59-30,129 and the current Forms for Minors.
☐ Adult guardianship track — use K.S.A. 59-30,141 and 59-30,142 and the current Forms for Adults.
☐ Conservatorship or protective arrangement also sought — stop and select the additional current forms and statutes; this worksheet addresses only appointment of a guardian.
☐ Confirm the correct Kansas district court, case caption, filing fee or waiver request, notice recipients, service method, hearing procedure, and all county-specific requirements with current official materials.
Common Intake Information
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Petitioner name, principal residence, current street address, relationship, and interest | [________________________________] |
| Petitioner's attorney name and address, if any | [________________________________] |
| Proposed guardian name, address, relationship, and reason for selection | [________________________________] |
| Proposed residence if appointment is made | [________________________________] |
| Property other than personal effects and estimated value | [________________________________] |
| Interpreter, translator, or other communication support needed | [________________________________] |
| Other related proceeding in Kansas or another jurisdiction | [________________________________] |
| Potential conflict of interest involving the proposed guardian | [________________________________] |
Minor Guardianship Track
K.S.A. 59-30,128 requires the appointment to be in the minor's best interest and also requires one of the statutory parental-status grounds.
Basis for Appointment
☐ Each parent gives informed consent.
☐ All parental rights have been terminated.
☐ Clear and convincing evidence shows the parents are unwilling, unable, or unfit to exercise the powers requested for the guardian.
☐ Clear and convincing evidence shows highly unusual or extraordinary circumstances supporting appointment over a parent's objection.
Facts and supporting documents: [________________________________]
Petition Information Under K.S.A. 59-30,129
☐ Minor's name, age, principal residence, current street address, and proposed residence
☐ Each parent's name and current street address
☐ Persons who had primary care or custody during the statutory lookback periods
☐ Attorneys for the minor and each parent
☐ Why guardianship is sought and is in the minor's best interest
☐ Proposed guardian and reason for selection
☐ Other persons entitled to notice under K.S.A. 59-30,130
☐ Minor's non-personal-effect property and estimated value
☐ Communication supports needed by the minor or a parent
☐ Other pending care or custody proceeding
☐ K.S.A. 23-37,209 information in the petition or accompanying affidavit
Adult Guardianship Track
K.S.A. 59-30,141 requires clear and convincing evidence on both functional need and the insufficiency of less restrictive alternatives. The court must grant only powers necessitated by demonstrated needs and may not order full guardianship if a limited guardianship, protective arrangement, or other less restrictive alternative would meet those needs.
Functional and Less-Restrictive-Alternative Showing
| Required showing | Facts / supporting document |
|---|---|
| Inability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety, or self-care because the respondent cannot receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions, even with appropriate supports | [________________________________] |
| Protective arrangements and less restrictive alternatives considered or implemented | [________________________________] |
| Why those alternatives are insufficient | [________________________________] |
| Whether limited or full guardianship is requested | [________________________________] |
| If full guardianship is requested, why a limited guardianship or protective arrangement is not appropriate | [________________________________] |
| If limited guardianship is requested, each power requested | [________________________________] |
Petition Information Under K.S.A. 59-30,142
☐ Respondent's identity, age, residence, current address, and proposed residence
☐ Spouse or qualifying household adult; adult descendants, parents, siblings, other nearest kin, and qualifying former stepchildren
☐ Caregiver, current attorney, representative payee, existing guardian or conservator, trustee or custodian, qualifying federal fiduciary, health-care and financial agents, nominees, and routine decision-support person, as applicable
☐ Proposed guardian's identifying, employment, relationship, qualification, conflict, and Kansas Guardianship Program information
☐ Nature and extent of alleged need and the complete less-restrictive-alternative analysis
☐ Limited-versus-full guardianship choice and requested powers
☐ Person whose contact with the respondent is proposed to be limited
☐ Property, estimated value, insurance or pension, and anticipated income or receipts
☐ Interpreter, translator, or other communication support needed
Final Assembly Check
☐ Download the current official minor or adult form rather than copying an older petition.
☐ Identify every companion form, notice, evaluation, affidavit, proposed order, and local cover sheet required for this case.
☐ Have Kansas counsel verify the requested powers, proposed guardian's eligibility and priority, notice and service, evidence, hearing rights, and any emergency or temporary relief before filing.
Official Sources
- Kansas Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act, K.S.A. 59-30,101 through 59-30,212 — https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0101.html
- Minor guardianship basis and petition contents, K.S.A. 59-30,128 and 59-30,129 — https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0128.html and https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0129.html
- Adult guardianship basis and petition contents, K.S.A. 59-30,141 and 59-30,142 — https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0141.html and https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0142.html
- Kansas Judicial Council current guardianship forms — https://www.kjc.ks.gov/legal-forms/guardianships-conservatorships-other-protective-arrangements
About this template
- Last updated
- August 16, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 16, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
- Category
- Family Law
Legal authority
- K.S.A. 59-30,101 (Kansas Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act)
- K.S.A. 59-30,128 (basis for appointment of guardian for a minor)
- K.S.A. 59-30,129 (minor guardianship petition contents)
- K.S.A. 59-30,141 (basis for appointment of guardian for an adult)
- K.S.A. 59-30,142 (adult guardianship petition contents)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on August 16, 2026.
Revisor's Note to K.S.A. 59-30,101 (checked August 16, 2026): "K.S.A. 59-30,101 et seq. replaces K.S.A. 59-3050 et. seq., the act for obtaining a guardian or a conservator, or both, in effect until January 1, 2026."
K.S.A. 59-30,128(b) (checked August 16, 2026): "After a hearing under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto, the court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and: (1) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents; (2) all parental rights have been terminated; (3) there is clear and convincing evidence that the parents of the minor are unwilling, unable or unfit to exercise the powers the court is granting the guardian; or (4) there is clear and convincing evidence that highly unusual or extraordinary circumstances exist that cause the court to appoint the guardian over the objection of a parent of the minor."
K.S.A. 59-30,129(a) (checked August 16, 2026): "A person interested in the welfare of a minor, including the minor, may file a verified petition for appointment of a guardian for the minor."
K.S.A. 59-30,129(b)(5), (7)-(11), (c) (checked August 16, 2026): "(5) the reason guardianship is sought and would be in the best interest of the minor; (7) the name, address and relationship of any other person entitled to notice under K.S.A. 59-30,130, and amendments thereto; (8) if the minor has property other than personal effects, a general statement of the minor's property with an estimate of its value; (9) whether the minor needs an interpreter, translator or other form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand court proceedings; (10) whether any parent of the minor needs an interpreter, translator or other form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand court proceedings; and (11) identify any other proceeding concerning the care or custody of the minor that is pending in any court in this state or another jurisdiction. The petition shall contain, or be accompanied by an affidavit which contains, the information required by K.S.A. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto."
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