Requirement to Register a Guardianship

As of June 1, 2018, guardians or individuals applying to be appointed as guardian must register with the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC). When you go to register yourself as a guardian with the JBCC, you will be asked the following questions on the JBCC website. We recommend you answer these questions before going onto the JBCC website to register. This will make the registration process go by faster for you, and you can provide the information online in one attempt. Once all this information is gathered, follow our step-by-step guide to register your guardianship.

Guardianship Information

1. List any former names of the guardian.
2. Was the guardian appointed before June 1, 2018?
3. Is this a temporary guardianship?
4. Guardianship Type:
   1. Guardianship of Estate
   2. Guardianship of a Person
   3. Both
5. Estate total liquid assets
6. County
7. Court Name
8. Guardian Type:
   1. Family Member
   2. HHSC Guardian
   3. Attorney
   4. Friend
   5. Program
   6. Certified
   7. Other
   8. Corporate Fiduciary
9. Judge’s Name
10. Ward’s first and last name
11. Ward’s date of birth
12. Ward’s gender
13. Case Type:
    1. Adult
    2. Minor
    3. Minor becoming Adult
14. Attorney’s first and last name
15. Attorney’s bar number
16. Case Number
17. Qualification Date
18. Ward’s address
19. Ward’s county of residence
20. Ward’s phone number (if there is one)
21. Ward’s fax (if there is one)
22. Ward’s email (if there is one)
23. Attorney’s address
24. Attorney’s county
25. Attorney’s phone number
26. Attorney’s fax
27. Attorney’s email