Register a Guardianship

Texas attorneys, Texas certified guardians, Texas guardians appointed prior to June 01, 2018, and corporate fiduciaries are not required to complete the criminal history background check or the guardianship training.

To register a guardianship with the JBCC, you must do the following (in the order shown below):

1. File for guardianship with the county where the ward resides.
   • Under section 10.2 (a) of the JBCC Rules, this must be completed prior to submitting your registration application to the JBCC.
2. Complete the guardianship training module.
   • Texas certified guardians, Texas guardians appointed prior to 06/01/18, Texas attorneys, and corporate fiduciaries are exempt from the training requirement.
   • The training module is located on the How to Register page of our website.
   • Use Google Chrome to complete the training.
   • The training module is free of charge.
   • Mobile and Apple devices may be incompatible to complete this training.
   • The course will take approximately 1 hour.
   • Once completed, you must download a copy of your training certificate.
     • A copy must be provided to the court.
     • A copy must be provided to the JBCC by uploading it to your online application.
3. Submit the New Guardianship Registration application. You must submit the registration via our online system.
   • Please ensure your device (i.e., PC, laptop, etc.) is set up to allow for pop-ups as this is required to use our online system.
   • You must submit one registration application for each guardianship of person, estate, or both.
   • Co-guardians must submit separate registration applications and must complete the guardianship training module separately.
   • The name of the proposed guardian, and the name of the ward, listed on your Guardianship Registration form must reflect your legal name (i.e., the name indicated on your government issued identification or driver's license). Preferred names are not permitted.
   • In the field for Former Names, if you do not have any former names, you must enter "N/A" in this field.
   • The contact information in the Guardian's Information section of the form, must only be that of the actual proposed guardian.
   • Contact information of the attorney must only be entered in the Attorney's Contact Information section. 
     • Because the guardian's information is used for multiple purposes, including with law enforcement, do not enter contact information for the attorney in the Guardian's Information section. Only the guardian's information can go there. 
   • Enter the physical address for the ward.
   • Registrations are not required to be renewed with the JBCC.
4. Complete the criminal history background check. Please refer to the Criminal History Information page of our website for more information on background checks, including who is exempt from the background checks.