Idaho Guardianship Planning

An Idaho guardianship is a district court case, heard in the magistrate division of the county, in which a judge gives someone authority to make personal decisions for an adult the court finds incapacitated, or for a minor. Money runs on a separate track: a conservator manages property, and a guardian may never use a conservator's powers. Opening either case costs $216 in every county. Settled Estate read every rule on this page against the live Idaho Code on September 24, 2026.

One date shapes everything below. On January 1, 2027, Idaho replaces its whole guardianship chapter with the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act, enacted as 2026 Idaho Session Laws chapter 79 (Senate Bill 1240). This page describes the law in force today and marks each place the new act will change the answer. Every Chapter 5 page on the Idaho Legislature's website already prints both versions, and the chapter index lists the 2027 section titles, so a quick lookup can show you a rule that does not apply yet.

Guardianship deals with a living person. It is not probate. When the person dies, the guardian's role ends and a separate estate case may begin, which the Idaho probate guide covers.

Read this page as a planning map, not a filing kit. A guardianship takes rights away from an adult, so have a licensed Idaho attorney review any plan or petition before you rely on it.

Idaho Guardianship Law Changes on January 1, 2027

The current rules live in Title 15, Chapter 5 of the Idaho Code, headed Protection of Persons Under Disability and Their Property. Each section page on legislature.idaho.gov now shows two texts: the version marked "effective until January 1, 2027", which is the law today, and the version marked "effective January 1, 2027". The section numbers do not line up. Today, Idaho Code 15-5-312 is General powers and duties of guardian. From January 1, 2027, the same number is Emergency guardian for adult.

The new Idaho Code 15-5-703 decides who the new act reaches. It applies to:

1. Guardianship and conservatorship cases commenced after January 1, 2027.
2. Guardianships, conservatorships and protective arrangements already in existence on January 1, 2027, unless the court finds that a particular new provision would "substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the proceeding" or prejudice a party's rights. In that case, the old law keeps governing that point.

So a case opened in late 2026 and still pending on January 1, 2027 generally moves to the new rules, subject to that court finding. The changes that matter most, from the 2027 text of Chapter 5:

• A stricter test for adult guardians. The 2027 version of 15-5-301 lets a court appoint a guardian for an adult only on clear and convincing evidence that the adult cannot meet the requirements for health, safety or self-care, even with supportive services, technology or supported decision-making, and that a less restrictive option will not do. Today's statute names no burden of proof for an adult guardianship.
• Emergency guardians replace temporary guardians. Under the 2027 version of 15-5-312, an emergency guardian for an adult serves up to 90 days with one extension of up to 90 more, the court appoints an attorney for the person at once, and an appointment made without notice needs notice within 48 hours and a hearing within 7 days.
• A new priority list that puts a guardian already acting in another state first, then the person's own nominee.
• One chapter for everyone. The separate Title 66 process for adults with a developmental disability (Idaho Code 66-404, 66-404A and 66-405) is repealed and folded into the new Chapter 5, and a new Part 5 lets a court order a protective arrangement instead of a full guardianship or conservatorship.

Settled Estate will re-read this page against the new Chapter 5 once it takes effect.

Guardian and Conservator Are Separate Appointments

Idaho uses two words for two jobs.

• A guardian makes decisions about the person: where they live, their care, and consent to medical treatment. The adult with a guardian is the ward.
• A conservator manages money and property. The appointment vests title to the property in the conservator as trustee (Idaho Code 15-5-420). The person with a conservator is the protected person.

A guardian can ask the court to open a conservatorship, but under Idaho Code 15-5-312(1)(d) a guardian may "in no circumstances" exercise a conservator's powers. Where both have been appointed, money the guardian receives beyond current support, care and education goes to the conservator, and the guardian accounts to the conservator for what was spent (15-5-312(1)(f)). One person can hold both roles, and both cases can be consolidated in the same court.

Cases are filed with the clerk of the district court in the county and heard by the magistrate division, because Idaho Code 1-2208 lets the administrative judge assign proceedings on the estates of minors and incompetents to magistrates. The process is the same in all 44 counties. Find your county's clerk through the Idaho courts directory.

Who Counts as Incapacitated in Idaho

Idaho defines incapacity by what a person can do, not by a diagnosis. Under Idaho Code 15-5-101(a), an incapacitated person is someone impaired, for a reason other than being a minor, to the point of lacking sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions about themselves. The statute calls it a legal, not a medical, disability. The person must have suffered, be suffering, or be likely to suffer harm because they cannot meet needs for food, clothing, shelter, health care or safety, or cannot manage property or financial affairs.

The evidence rules are strict:

• The inability has to show in acts, occurrences, or statements that strongly indicate imminent acts or occurrences.
• Material evidence must fall within the 12 months before the petition is filed.
• Isolated simple negligence or improvidence, a lack of resources, or a choice made with informed judgment is not evidence of incapacity.

A conservatorship uses its own test under Idaho Code 15-5-401(b). The person cannot manage property and affairs effectively for reasons such as mental illness or disability, physical illness or disability, chronic drug use, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power, or disappearance, and the property will be wasted without management or money is needed for the person's support.

Idaho also tells judges to act only as far as needed. Idaho Code 15-5-304(a) requires the court to encourage maximum self-reliance and independence and to make orders only to the extent the person's actual mental and adaptive limitations require.

The Kinds of Guardianship Idaho Offers

Adults With a Developmental Disability Follow Title 66 Until 2027

Idaho's ordinary definition of an incapacitated person excludes a developmentally disabled person as defined in Idaho Code 66-402. Those cases run under Idaho Code 66-404 instead. The court appoints an attorney and a Department of Health and Welfare evaluation committee that includes a physician or other licensed independent practitioner, a licensed social worker or counselor, and a psychologist. If the person can manage some affairs, the court appoints a partial guardian or conservator, and the person keeps every right the order does not take away (66-405). A total guardian is appointed only when a partial one would not be enough. Title 66 guardians also need separate court approval before consenting to sterilization or experimental treatment. This track is repealed on January 1, 2027.

How an Adult Guardianship Case Runs

These steps follow the in-force Chapter 5.

1. Lighter options come first. The court acts only to the extent the person's limitations require, and the guardian ad litem is told to check whether existing powers of attorney, trusts or other measures already protect the person and to recommend no guardianship, or a limited one, if so (15-5-304(a); 15-5-315(8)).
2. The petition and venue. The person, or anyone interested in their welfare, may petition. Venue is the county where the person lives or is present, or, if a court admitted the person to a facility, the county of that court (15-5-302; 15-5-303(a)).
3. The care plan. The petition sets out, in reasonable detail, what the guardian will do after appointment. If the person's needs are not yet fully known, or the petitioner is not the proposed guardian, the guardian files the plan within 30 days after appointment (15-5-303(a)).
4. Attorney, examiner and visitor. Unless the person already has a lawyer of their own choice, the court appoints one who also has a guardian ad litem's powers. A physician or other qualified examiner reports in writing, and a court visitor interviews the person, the petitioner and the proposed guardian and visits the current and proposed homes (15-5-303(b); 15-5-308). The guardian ad litem's report is due at least five days before the hearing (15-5-315(2)).
5. Background check. No one may be appointed guardian until they have submitted to, and paid for, a criminal history and background check through the Department of Health and Welfare, and given the visitor, the guardian ad litem and everyone entitled to notice a report of their civil judgments and bankruptcies (15-5-311(5)). A convicted felon may not be appointed unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the appointment is in the person's best interests (15-5-311(4)).
6. Notice. The person must be served personally. Notice also goes to the spouse, or if none the adult children, or if none the parents, to anyone already serving as guardian or conservator or having care and custody, and to anyone who has asked for notice (15-5-309).
7. The hearing. The proposed guardian must attend unless excused. The person has the right to be there, to see or hear all evidence about their condition, to have counsel, to present evidence, and to question the examiner and the visitor (15-5-303(c)).
8. Order and letters. The court may appoint a guardian if it "is satisfied" that the person is incapacitated and that the appointment is necessary or desirable to give continuing care and supervision. It can instead treat the petition as one for a protective order, enter another order, or dismiss (15-5-304(b)). By accepting, the guardian submits to the court's jurisdiction (15-5-305).

Idaho's in-force statute sets no deadline for an adult guardianship hearing, so how long a case takes depends on the county's calendar, how fast the reports come in, and whether anyone objects.

Emergency Guardianship: The Temporary Guardian

Idaho's emergency tool today is the temporary guardian under Idaho Code 15-5-310. After a guardianship petition is filed, the court may appoint one if it finds:

• "Substantial evidence of incapacity";
• by a preponderance of the evidence, an emergency that "will likely result in immediate and substantial harm" to the person's health, safety or welfare; and
• no other person appears to have the ability, authority and willingness to act.

The court can appoint without notice or a hearing on a statement under oath that the person will be harmed before notice can be given. Notice of the appointment must then go out within 72 hours, and the court must hold a hearing within 14 days of an interested person's request. The temporary guardian's authority may not exceed 90 days unless extended for good cause, and its powers are limited to what is needed to protect the person until a hearing. The statute does not say how long an extension may run.

The same section lets a court replace a guardian who is not doing the job. The existing guardian's authority is suspended while the temporary guardian serves, and the court must hold a hearing before the temporary authority expires.

For money, Idaho Code 15-5-407A lets a court appoint a temporary conservator on an ex parte petition backed by a sworn statement that an emergency exists, without a hearing. It also lasts no more than 90 days unless extended, and it must be filed together with a regular conservatorship petition.

Who the Court Appoints as Guardian

Any competent person, or a suitable facility, may serve (15-5-311(1)). Idaho Code 15-5-311(3) sets this priority order among people who are not disqualified:

1. The person the incapacitated adult prefers. The court must always consider the person's wishes.
2. The health care agent named in the person's durable power of attorney for health care, in the order that document sets.
3. The spouse.
4. An adult child.
5. A parent, including someone a deceased parent named by will or other signed writing.
6. Any relative the person lived with for more than six months before the petition was filed.
7. A person nominated by whoever is caring for the person or paying benefits to them.

The conservator list in Idaho Code 15-5-410 is similar but not the same. A protected person aged 14 or older with enough capacity to make an intelligent choice picks first, and the conservator nominated in the person's financial power of attorney, or the agent it names if it nominates no one, comes second.

Planning Ahead to Shape Who Serves

Idaho has no standalone nomination-of-guardian form, but the law gives an adult three ways to shape the choice before capacity is lost.

• State a preference. Under Idaho Code 15-5-311(2), the person the incapacitated adult prefers "shall be appointed" unless good cause shows it is against their best interests. If the adult can no longer say, the court may consider any previous expression of their wishes. The statute sets no form, witness or notary requirement for that expression, and a signed and dated written statement is one common way such a preference is recorded.
• Name a health care agent. The agent in a durable power of attorney for health care ranks second for guardian. Since 2023, Idaho's document for naming a health care agent is the Idaho advance directive, formally the advance care planning document under Idaho Code 39-4510, and Idaho Code 39-4502(10) defines a health care agent as a person named in that document. Section 15-5-311 still uses the older name and does not say in so many words that an agent named in the new document takes the same rung, and a separately recorded guardian preference is one way people address that gap.
• Nominate a conservator in a financial power of attorney. Idaho Code 15-12-108(1) lets a principal nominate a conservator in a power of attorney, and that nominee ranks second under 15-5-410. See Idaho power of attorney for signing rules.

A parent, or the spouse of a married adult, can also name a guardian by will for an adult who is incapacitated or developmentally disabled (15-5-301). The named guardian gives seven days' written notice to the adult and their caregiver or nearest adult relative, then files an acceptance in the court where the will is probated. The adult can end that appointment by filing a written objection.

Alternatives That Can Make a Guardianship Unnecessary

Many Idaho families never need a court case, because the law already lets someone act. When a court case is unavoidable, the Idaho guardianship and conservatorship page covers the court process itself.

• A durable financial power of attorney. Under Idaho Code 15-12-104, a power of attorney is durable unless it says otherwise. It must be signed by you, or by someone in your conscious presence at your direction, and a notary's acknowledgment makes the signature presumed genuine (15-12-105). One Idaho rule cuts the other way from what many expect: under 15-12-108(2), a court's later appointment of a conservator, including a temporary one, terminates your power of attorney unless the court orders otherwise. That is why a POA instead of a conservatorship works only while it keeps working.
• An advance care planning document. Under Idaho Code 39-4504(1), a health care agent named in an advance care planning document may consent to care for a person who cannot consent, ranking just after a court-appointed guardian. The document needs no witness or notary.
• Family consent without any document. When an adult cannot consent and has no guardian or agent, 39-4504(1) lets a spouse, then an adult child, then a parent, then a person named in a parent's delegation under 15-5-104, then another relative, and finally any other competent person responsible for the person's care, consent in that order.
• A single court-approved transaction. Where the grounds for a conservatorship exist, Idaho Code 15-5-409 lets the court skip appointing a conservator and approve one arrangement, such as selling property, buying an annuity, or funding a trust, including a special needs trust.
• A limited guardianship. The court can restrict a guardian's powers at appointment or later (15-5-304(d)).
• A representative payee. When the only money at stake is a government benefit, the paying agency, such as the Social Security Administration, can appoint someone to receive it without a court case.

Idaho has no statute today creating a supported decision-making agreement. The 2027 act names supported decision-making as a less restrictive option a court must weigh.

Guardianship of a Minor

A child needs a guardian when no parent can act. Idaho gives two routes.

• By a parent's will. Under Idaho Code 15-5-202, a parent may name a guardian and alternates in a will. The appointment takes effect when the named guardian files an acceptance in the court where the will is probated. If the named guardian does not accept within 30 days after the will is probated, the next alternate may accept. A child aged 14 or older can block the appointment with a written objection before acceptance or within 30 days after notice of it (15-5-203).
• By court appointment. Under Idaho Code 15-5-204, the court may appoint a guardian if all parental rights of custody have been ended by court order, or on a finding that the child has been neglected, abused or abandoned, or that the parents cannot give the child a stable home. The child's best interests come first. A parent's military deployment is not by itself neglect or abandonment.

Any relative, the minor if 14 or older, a de facto custodian, or anyone interested in the child's welfare may petition. The court must appoint the person a child aged 14 or older nominates unless that is against the child's best interests (15-5-206). A hearing on either a temporary or a full petition must be held within 90 days of filing, and a temporary guardian of a minor may serve up to six months, with one extension of up to six more (15-5-207(5)).

Two lighter tools stay outside court. Idaho Code 15-5-104 lets a parent delegate care, custody and medical and school decisions by power of attorney for up to six months, or twelve for military personnel serving outside the United States; a delegation to a grandparent, a sibling of the child, or a sibling of either parent lasts as long as the document says, or three years if it says nothing. And Idaho Code 15-5-103 lets someone who owes a minor money pay up to $10,000 a year to the child's custodian or guardian, or into a federally insured account in the child's name, without a conservatorship.

What an Idaho Guardianship Costs

Idaho filing fees are set statewide by the Idaho Supreme Court's schedule, IRCP Appendix A (effective July 12, 2024), so the figures below apply in every county. Each opening fee includes a $50 charge that Idaho Code 31-3201G(1) adds for the state guardianship and conservatorship project fund.

Other costs depend on the case. The proposed guardian pays for the background check, and for any court-ordered checks on others living in the proposed home. The court-appointed attorney, examiner, visitor and guardian are entitled to reasonable pay from the person's estate, and anyone who brings or defends the case in good faith, win or lose, may recover necessary expenses and reasonable attorney's fees from the estate (15-5-314; 15-5-414). If the estate cannot bear these costs, the court may split them among the parties.

The in-force guardianship sections do not require a guardian of the person to post a bond. A court may require a conservator's bond, which by default equals the value of the property the conservator controls plus one year's estimated income, less restricted deposits and land the conservator cannot sell without an order (15-5-411).

Duties After Appointment

A guardian of an incapacitated adult has the powers of a parent of a minor child, without having to support the person from the guardian's own money (15-5-312(1)). The guardian decides where the person lives, arranges care, consents to medical treatment, and gets automatic access to the person's health information. The guardian may hand some decisions back to the person when that is reasonable (15-5-312(3)), must report to the court at least once a year under oath, and must tell the court and interested parties right away about any proposed change in the person's permanent address.

A conservator acts under the standard of care that applies to trustees (15-5-417), must try to preserve the person's known estate plan (15-5-427), and files:

• an inventory within 90 days of appointment;
• an accounting at least once a year; and
• a final accounting when the appointment ends (15-5-419).

For a serious misstatement in a report, gross impropriety, or a willful failure to file after written notice and a two-month grace period, the court may fine a conservator up to $5,000 and order restitution. The conservator pays those sums personally, not from the protected person's estate.

Ending or Changing a Guardianship

The person, the guardian, or anyone interested may ask the court to end or change a guardianship if the person no longer needs it or the powers granted are too broad or too narrow (15-5-318). Once a prima facie case for ending it is shown, the court must end the guardianship unless continuing it is proven to be in the person's best interest. A request can be made by informal letter to the court, and anyone who knowingly interferes with that letter may be held in contempt (15-5-307(b)). The appointing order may bar a new petition to restore capacity for up to one year without special leave.

A minor's guardianship ends on the child's adoption, marriage or majority, or on the guardian's death, resignation or removal (15-5-210).

Idaho Court Forms for Guardianship

The Idaho Court Assistance Office publishes statewide forms at courtselfhelp.idaho.gov. For minor guardianship it offers a numbered packet: the petition, notice of hearing, consent and acceptance forms, the judgment and letters of guardianship, temporary guardianship forms, and forms to end a guardianship. For guardians and conservators already appointed it offers the guardian's annual status reports and proposed care plans for adults and minors, and the conservator's inventory and financial plan and accounting forms. The page does not list a packet for opening an adult guardianship.

One form title causes confusion. The "Conservator's Accounting for Small Estates under $50,000" is a shorter conservatorship accounting for a living person's estate. It has nothing to do with collecting a deceased person's property. For what happens after a death, start with the Idaho probate guide.

To see how guardianship planning fits with a will, a trust and the other documents, read the rest of an Idaho plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Idaho guardianship law changing in 2027?

Yes. 2026 Idaho Session Laws chapter 79 (Senate Bill 1240) repeals Title 15, Chapter 5 and replaces it with the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act on January 1, 2027. Under the new Idaho Code 15-5-703, the new act covers cases filed after that date and also guardianships and conservatorships already in existence on it, unless the court finds that applying a particular new provision would "substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the proceeding" or prejudice a party. A case filed today runs under the current Chapter 5.

How much does it cost to file for guardianship in Idaho?

$216 to open a guardianship or a conservatorship for a minor or an incapacitated adult, in every Idaho county, under the Idaho Supreme Court's filing fee schedule (IRCP Appendix A, effective July 12, 2024). A joint guardianship and conservatorship petition by the same person is also $216; separate petitioners for the two roles pay $262. Each guardian status report costs $25, a conservator's inventory $41, and each conservator accounting $50. An objection filed by the minor or the person alleged to be incapacitated carries no fee.

What is the difference between a guardian and a conservator in Idaho?

A guardian makes personal decisions, such as where the person lives and what medical care they receive. A conservator manages money and property and holds title to it as a trustee. Idaho Code 15-5-312(1)(d) says a guardian may start a conservatorship but may never exercise a conservator's powers, so an adult who needs help with both usually has two appointments, which one person can hold.

How do I get an emergency guardian in Idaho?

A temporary guardian under Idaho Code 15-5-310 is requested once a guardianship petition has been filed. The court needs "substantial evidence of incapacity", proof by a preponderance of the evidence of an emergency that "will likely result in immediate and substantial harm", and no one else able and willing to act. It can appoint without notice on a sworn statement, but notice must go out within 72 hours and a hearing follows within 14 days of a request. The appointment lasts no more than 90 days unless extended for good cause.

Can I choose my own guardian in advance in Idaho?

Idaho has no separate nomination-of-guardian form, but Idaho Code 15-5-311(2) says the person the incapacitated adult prefers must be appointed unless there is good cause against it, and the court may consider any earlier expression of that preference. A health care agent named in a durable power of attorney for health care ranks second for guardian. On the money side, Idaho Code 15-12-108(1) lets a financial power of attorney nominate a conservator, and that nominee ranks second for conservator under 15-5-410.

Does a power of attorney avoid guardianship in Idaho?

Often, but not always. A durable financial power of attorney lets an agent handle money without a conservatorship, and an advance care planning document naming a health care agent lets that agent consent to care. Idaho Code 15-12-108(2) ends that power of attorney if a court later appoints a conservator, unless the court orders otherwise, so the document avoids a case only while it keeps working.

Can a parent name a guardian for a child in Idaho?

Yes, in a will under Idaho Code 15-5-202, with alternates in order of priority. The appointment takes effect when the named guardian files an acceptance in the court where the will is probated. A child aged 14 or older can block it with a written objection under 15-5-203. For a short absence, Idaho Code 15-5-104 lets a parent delegate care and custody by power of attorney for up to six months without any court case.

Related Guides

• Idaho Power of Attorney
• Idaho Advance Directive Guide
• Idaho Estate Planning Basics
• Idaho Probate Guide

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