What is a Guardianship Bond vs Conservatorship Bond?

A conservatorship surety bond and a guardianship surety bond provide the same guarantees. The only difference is in terminology. A conservatorship is being a fiduciary for an adult over 18 years or age while a guardianship is being a fiduciary for a minor under the age of 18.

What Does a Conservatorship Bond Protect Against?

A conservatorship bond is purchased when you are appointed as the fiduciary for an adult who is deemed unable to manage their finances or areas of their life.

Beyond just finances, this can include being responsible for:

• Paying bills
• Managing retirement account balances
• Running important errands

The conservatorship surety bond holds you accountable to these responsibilities, ensuring you won't steal or mismanage money.

A common example of a conservatorship bond that has its own name is a VA fiduciary bond and watch our VA fiduciary bond video here.

What Does a Guardianship Bond Protect Against?

A guardianship bond is purchased when you're appointed as the guardian, including fiduciary responsibilities, over a minor or minors.

The guardianship bond is specifically used to protect against fraud over financial assets and needs. Of course being a guardian includes a lot more than just financial management.

Both conservatorship surety bonds and guardianship surety bonds are under the umbrella of probate surety bonds.

If you've been ordered by a court or judge to get one of these bonds, we can help you get pricing and have your bond issued in a about one business day.

Fill out our quote form or call us (1-800-608-9950) if you have questions about your specific situation.