How do I apply for an Indiana Guardianship Bond?

We make applying for Indiana Guardians Bond easy by offering a fast Online Application, or you can Download Application and return by fax or secure message.  Information required is the same ordinarily found on a personal credit application, and probate case information.  You’ll need wards full name, county probate case being filed, health status, income source & estate assets, estate heirs, and other information.

How fast can I get an Indiana Guardians Bond?

Once you apply for an Indiana Guardian Surety Bond, we typically confirm receipt of your application within a few hours. Additional questions often arise, prompt reply to follow up questions helps expedite process. Once all questions have been answered, approval and issuance is typically same day or within 24 hours.  Our Indiana Guardian Bonds are sent with USPS Delivery Confirmation / USPS Tracking at no additional charge. Overnight and same day courier is available at additional cost.

What are the qualifications to obtain an Indiana Guardianship Bond?

Indiana Guardianship Bonds, or Probate Court Surety Bonds, are evaluated based on three main criteria:

1. Personal credit history of applicant;
2. Attorney retained to answer questions for applicant;
3. Applicant experience handling probate or financial matters.

What is an Indiana Guardianship Bond?

Probate Courts often order Indiana Guardianship Bonds for cases when party is unable to manage their own affairs, either person or their estate, due to age or illness.  Two types of Indiana Guardian Bonds include incompetent/adult guardians bonds and minor/child guardianship bonds.

An Indiana Guardianship Bond is similar to a Conservators Bond.  While a Conservators Bond is designed to help with a persons financial affairs, an Indiana Guardian Bond is designed to help with health and personal matters.

How much does an Indiana Guardianship Bond cost?

We work with many insurance carriers offering Indiana Guardians Surety Bonds.  Each carrier determines its own rates, which are typically based on a tiered percentage basis.  Price for a Indiana guardian probate bond typically vary from 0.25% up to 0.75% of face value, with a minimum premium of $100.  For Indiana adult guardianship bonds, most require annual renewal payment.  For Indiana minor child guardianship bonds, most carriers require full payment through time child is 18 years old.

Best prices… we beat any scheduled rate!

How is an Indiana Surety Bond different than an insurance policy?

An Indiana Surety Bond acts more like a co-signor than a regular insurance policy.  If Court deems fiduciary duty was violated and payment due, the insurance company issuing probate bond will pay the court.  However, unlike an insurance claim where insurance company indemnifies applicant, they will seek reimbursement for anything paid.

Where do you offer Indiana Guardianship Bonds?

We offer Guardian bonds in ALL Indiana Counties.

Do you offer large penalty probate court Indiana Guardians bonds?

YES!  We work with many probate bond carriers and have been able to accommodate every probate bond request applicants are qualified for.  We are not limited by the same restrictions most other insurance carriers have. We’re able to issue most bonds other carriers can’t – they are unable to issue the very large bond penalty amounts we’ve been successful in obtaining for our clients.  1 million, 2 million, 3 million, 4 million, 5+ million dollar probate court bonds have been issued by our office.  More info on our Large Penalty Probate Court Indiana Guardianship Bonds.

What counties in Indiana do you offer Guardian Bonds?

Adams County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Allen County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Bartholomew County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Benton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Blackford County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Boone County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Brown County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Carroll County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Cass County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Clark County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Clay County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Clinton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Crawford County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Daviess County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Dearborn County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Decatur County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
DeKalb County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Delaware County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Dubois County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Elkhart County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Fayette County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Floyd County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Fountain County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Franklin County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Fulton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Gibson County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Grant County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Greene County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Hamilton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Hancock County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Harrison County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Hendricks County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Henry County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Howard County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Huntington County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Jackson County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Jasper County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Jay County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Jefferson County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Jennings County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Johnson County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Knox County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Kosciusko County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
LaGrange County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Lake County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
LaPorte County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Lawrence County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Madison County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Marion County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Marshall County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Martin County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Miami County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Monroe County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Montgomery County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Morgan County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Newton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Noble County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Ohio County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Orange County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Owen County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Parke County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Perry County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Pike County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Porter County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Posey County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Pulaski County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Putnam County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Randolph County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Ripley County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Rush County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Scott County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Shelby County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Spencer County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
St. Joseph County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Starke County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Steuben County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Sullivan County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Switzerland County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Tippecanoe County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Tipton County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Union County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Vanderburgh County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Vermillion County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Vigo County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Wabash County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Warren County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Warrick County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Washington County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Wayne County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Wells County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
White County, Indiana Guardianship Bond
Whitley County, Indiana Guardianship Bond

What else I need to know about Instant Issue Guardians Bonds in Indiana?

We have insurance carriers which allow us to INSTANTLY send your bond by email or secure message.  Once you receive the bond, it needs to be printed on a laser printer.  Once you print guardianship bond, most courts require principal’s ORIGINAL INKED signature.  Once you sign the guardianship bond, you can file it with court.

Some courts will not accept a bond without raised seal.  If this occurs, just let us know, we can issue a duplicate original Guardianship Bond by postal mail.

Why do I need an attorney for Indiana Guardianship Bonds?

Probate and guardianship can be complicated. Guardians often turn to court personnel, social workers, insurance agents, or other non-lawyers for advice. However, only an probate or guardianship attorney can properly answer legal questions for your case. Sometimes laypeople assume expenses are owed by the ward, but for some reason they are not. Or a guardian might make decisions requiring Court approval.  A private attorney is the only party qualified to offer legal guardian advice.

Do you offer Guardianship bonds from multiple insurance carriers?

Yes!

We’re an independent insurance agent offering bonds from America’s Top Insurance Carriers.  We work with insurance carriers like subsidiary of American Family Insurance, CNA Surety, West Bend Mutual, and offer brokered coverage from HCC Surety, RLI Insurance, and other top names.

Each insurance carrier has different requirements.  Some carriers require your personal net worth, others don’t.  Some require no felony convictions within a certain amount of time, or for certain financial offenses or moral turpitude offenses. Some will write multiple bonds for Professional Guardians, others do not.

Every insurance carrier has different pricing tiers.  Guardianship Bonds are not a flat rate like some insurance bonds.  Instead, each carrier determines it’s own rates, often tiered by different bond values.

Our job as your bonding agent is to find which carrier offers the most favorable terms for your situation.  We won’t shoehorn you into one option, because it’s all we’ve got.