California Code
PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP
CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 2400. - 2400. As used in this chapter: (a) “Conservator” means the...

Section 2401. - 2401. (a) The guardian or conservator, or limited conservator to...

Section 2401.1. - 2401.1. The guardian or conservator shall use ordinary care and...

Section 2401.3. - 2401.3. (a) If the guardian or conservator breaches a fiduciary...

Section 2401.5. - 2401.5. (a) If the guardian or conservator is liable for...

Section 2401.6. - 2401.6. Any surcharge that a guardian or conservator incurs under...

Section 2401.7. - 2401.7. The provisions of Sections 2401.3 and 2401.5 for liability...

Section 2402. - 2402. When a guardian or conservator is appointed, the court...

Section 2403. - 2403. (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator, the...

Section 2404. - 2404. (a) If the guardian or conservator fails, neglects, or...

Section 2405. - 2405. If there is a dispute relating to the estate...

Section 2406. - 2406. If there is a dispute relating to the estate...

Section 2407. - 2407. This chapter applies to property owned by spouses as...

Section 2408. - 2408. Nothing in this chapter limits or restricts any authority...

Section 2410. - 2410. On or before January 1, 2008, the Judicial Council,...

ARTICLE 2 - Support and Maintenance of Ward or Conservatee and Dependents

Section 2420. - 2420. (a) Subject to Section 2422, the guardian or conservator...

Section 2421. - 2421. (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator or...

Section 2422. - 2422. (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator, the...

Section 2423. - 2423. (a) Upon petition of the conservator, the conservatee, the...

ARTICLE 3 - Payment of Debts and Expenses

Section 2430. - 2430. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the guardian...

Section 2431. - 2431. (a) Subject to subdivision (d), the guardian or conservator...

ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally

Section 2450. - 2450. (a) Unless this article specifically provides a proceeding to...

Section 2451. - 2451. The guardian or conservator may collect debts and benefits...

Section 2451.5. - 2451.5. The guardian or conservator may do any of the...

Section 2452. - 2452. (a) The guardian or conservator may endorse and cash...

Section 2453. - 2453. The guardian or conservator may deposit money belonging to...

Section 2453.5. - 2453.5. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), where a trust company...

Section 2454. - 2454. The guardian or conservator may deposit personal property of...

Section 2455. - 2455. (a) A trust company serving as guardian or conservator...

Section 2456. - 2456. (a) Upon application of the guardian or conservator, the...

Section 2457. - 2457. The guardian or conservator may maintain in good condition...

Section 2458. - 2458. With respect to a share of stock of a...

Section 2459. - 2459. (a) The guardian or conservator may obtain, continue, renew,...

Section 2460. - 2460. The guardian or conservator may insure: (a) Property of...

Section 2461. - 2461. (a) The guardian or conservator may prepare, execute, and...

Section 2462. - 2462. Subject to Section 2463, unless another person is appointed...

Section 2463. - 2463. (a) The guardian or conservator may bring an action...

Section 2464. - 2464. (a) If it is to the advantage of the...

Section 2465. - 2465. The guardian or conservator may dispose of or abandon...

Section 2466. - 2466. The guardian or conservator may advance the guardian’s or...

Section 2467. - 2467. (a) The guardian or conservator continues to have the...

Section 2468. - 2468. (a) The conservator of the estate of a disabled...

Section 2469. - 2469. (a) Commencing January 1, 2024, when a professional fiduciary...

ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations

Section 2500. - 2500. (a) Unless this article or some other applicable statute...

Section 2501. - 2501. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), court approval...

Section 2502. - 2502. Court approval is required for a compromise or settlement...

Section 2503. - 2503. Court approval is required for any of the following:...

Section 2504. - 2504. Court approval is required for the compromise or settlement...

Section 2505. - 2505. (a) Subject to subdivision (c), where the claim or...

Section 2506. - 2506. Where approval of the court in which the guardianship...

Section 2507. - 2507. Notwithstanding Sections 2500 to 2506, inclusive: (a) Whenever another...

ARTICLE 7 - Sales

Section 2540. - 2540. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2544 and...

Section 2541. - 2541. The guardian or conservator may sell real or personal...

Section 2541.5. - 2541.5. Notwithstanding Section 2541, the court may authorize a conservator...

Section 2542. - 2542. (a) All sales shall be for cash or for...

Section 2543. - 2543. (a) If estate property is required or permitted to...

Section 2544. - 2544. (a) Except as specifically limited by order of the...

Section 2544.5. - 2544.5. Except as specifically limited by the court, subject to...

Section 2545. - 2545. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) and to...

Section 2547. - 2547. The guardian or conservator shall apply the proceeds of...

Section 2548. - 2548. No action for the recovery of any property sold...

ARTICLE 8 - Notes, Mortgages, Leases, Conveyances, and Exchanges

Section 2550. - 2550. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a guardian or...

Section 2551. - 2551. (a) In any case described in Section 2541 or...

Section 2552. - 2552. (a) The guardian or conservator may give a security...

Section 2552.5. - 2552.5. For the purpose of this article, if a lease...

Section 2553. - 2553. (a) Except as provided in Section 2555, leases may...

Section 2554. - 2554. (a) An order authorizing the execution of a lease...

Section 2555. - 2555. If it is to the advantage of the estate,...

Section 2556. - 2556. (a) If it is for the advantage, benefit, and...

Section 2557. - 2557. (a) Whenever it is for the advantage, benefit, and...

ARTICLE 9 - Investments and Purchase of Property

Section 2570. - 2570. (a) The guardian or conservator, after authorization by order...

Section 2571. - 2571. When authorized by order of the court under Section...

Section 2572. - 2572. An order authorizing the guardian or conservator to purchase...

Section 2573. - 2573. An order authorizing investment in bonds issued by any...

Section 2574. - 2574. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the guardian or conservator,...

ARTICLE 10 - Substituted Judgment

Section 2580. - 2580. (a) The conservator or other interested person may file...

Section 2581. - 2581. Notice of the hearing of the petition shall be...

Section 2582. - 2582. The court may make an order authorizing or requiring...

Section 2583. - 2583. In determining whether to authorize or require a proposed...

Section 2584. - 2584. After hearing, the court, in its discretion, may approve,...

Section 2585. - 2585. Nothing in this article imposes any duty on the...

Section 2586. - 2586. (a) As used in this section, “estate plan of...

ARTICLE 11 - Independent Exercise of Powers

Section 2590. - 2590. (a) The court may, in its discretion, make an...

Section 2591. - 2591. The powers referred to in Section 2590 are: (a)...

Section 2591.5. - 2591.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, a...

Section 2592. - 2592. (a) The guardian or conservator may apply by petition...

Section 2593. - 2593. (a) The court, on its own motion or on...

Section 2594. - 2594. (a) When a power or powers are granted pursuant...

Section 2595. - 2595. (a) The grant of a power or powers pursuant...