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DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS
PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 2100. - 2100. Guardianships and conservatorships are governed by Division 3 (commencing...

Section 2101. - 2101. The relationship of guardian and ward and of conservator...

Section 2102. - 2102. A guardian or conservator is subject to the regulation...

Section 2103. - 2103. (a) When a judgment or order made pursuant to...

Section 2104. - 2104. (a) A nonprofit charitable corporation may be appointed as...

Section 2104.1. - 2104.1. A nonprofit charitable corporation not incorporated in this state...

Section 2105. - 2105. (a) The court, in its discretion, may appoint for...

Section 2105.5. - 2105.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), where there...

Section 2106. - 2106. (a) The court, in its discretion, may appoint one...

Section 2107. - 2107. (a) Unless limited by court order, when a court...

Section 2108. - 2108. (a) Except to the extent the court for good...

Section 2109. - 2109. (a) Subject to Section 2108, a guardian appointed under...

Section 2110. - 2110. Unless otherwise provided in the instrument or in this...

Section 2111. - 2111. (a) As used in this section, “transaction” means any...

Section 2111.5. - 2111.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every court...

Section 2112. - 2112. (a) (1) In addition to other remedies available under...

Section 2113. - 2113. A conservator shall accommodate the desires of the conservatee,...

CHAPTER 2 - Jurisdiction and Venue

ARTICLE 1 - Jurisdiction and Venue

Section 2200. - 2200. (a) The superior court has jurisdiction of guardianship and...

Section 2201. - 2201. The proper county for the commencement of a guardianship...

Section 2202. - 2202. (a) The proper county for the commencement of a...

Section 2203. - 2203. (a) If proceedings for the guardianship or conservatorship of...

Section 2204. - 2204. (a) If a proceeding for the guardianship of the...

Section 2205. - 2205. (a) Except as provided in Section 304 of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Change of Venue

Section 2210. - 2210. As used in this article: (a) “Guardian or conservator”...

Section 2211. - 2211. The court in which a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding...

Section 2212. - 2212. The petition for transfer may be filed only by...

Section 2213. - 2213. The petition for transfer shall set forth all of...

Section 2214. - 2214. Notice of the hearing shall be given for the...

Section 2215. - 2215. (a) Any of the following persons may appear at...

Section 2216. - 2216. (a) Upon the order of transfer, the clerk shall...

Section 2217. - 2217. (a) When an order has been made transferring venue...

CHAPTER 3 - Temporary Guardians and Conservators

Section 2250. - 2250. (a) On or after the filing of a petition...

Section 2250.2. - 2250.2. (a) On or after the filing of a petition...

Section 2250.4. - 2250.4. The proposed temporary conservatee shall attend the hearing except...

Section 2250.6. - 2250.6. (a) Regardless of whether the proposed temporary conservatee attends...

Section 2250.8. - 2250.8. Sections 2250, 2250.4, and 2250.6 shall not apply to...

Section 2251. - 2251. A temporary guardian or temporary conservator shall be issued...

Section 2252. - 2252. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and...

Section 2253. - 2253. (a) If a temporary conservator of the person proposes...

Section 2254. - 2254. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2253, a temporary conservator may remove...

Section 2255. - 2255. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an inventory...

Section 2256. - 2256. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the temporary...

Section 2257. - 2257. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the powers...

Section 2258. - 2258. A temporary guardian or temporary conservator is subject to...

CHAPTER 4 - Oath, Letters, and Bond

ARTICLE 1 - Requirement of Oath and Bond

Section 2300. - 2300. Before the appointment of a guardian or conservator is...

ARTICLE 2 - Letters

Section 2310. - 2310. (a) The appointment, the taking of the oath, and...

Section 2311. - 2311. Except as otherwise required by the order of appointment,...

Section 2313. - 2313. Except in temporary conservatorships, a conservator of the estate...

ARTICLE 3 - Bonds of Guardians and Conservators

Section 2320. - 2320. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person...

Section 2320.1. - 2320.1. When the conservator or guardian has knowledge of facts...

Section 2320.2. - 2320.2. If additional bond is required by the court when...

Section 2321. - 2321. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court...

Section 2322. - 2322. One appointed only as guardian of the person or...

Section 2323. - 2323. (a) The court may dispense with the requirement of...

Section 2324. - 2324. If the person making the nomination has waived the...

Section 2325. - 2325. The surety on the bond of a nonprofit charitable...

Section 2326. - 2326. (a) If joint guardians or conservators are appointed, the...

Section 2327. - 2327. (a) In a conservatorship proceeding, the court shall order...

Section 2328. - 2328. (a) In any proceeding to determine the amount of...

Section 2329. - 2329. (a) If a guardian or conservator moves the court...

Section 2330. - 2330. Upon the confirmation of the sale of any real...

Section 2333. - 2333. (a) In case of a breach of a condition...

Section 2334. - 2334. Where a petition is filed requesting an order that...

Section 2335. - 2335. A guardian or conservator who applies for a substitution...

ARTICLE 4 - Professional Fiduciaries

Section 2340. - 2340. A superior court may not appoint a person to...

Section 2341. - 2341. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2008....

CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Person

Section 2350. - 2350. As used in this chapter: (a) “Conservator” means the...

Section 2351. - 2351. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the guardian or conservator,...

Section 2351.5. - 2351.5. (a) Subject to subdivision (b): (1) The limited conservator...

Section 2352. - 2352. (a) The guardian may establish the residence of the...

Section 2352.5. - 2352.5. (a) It shall be presumed that the personal residence...

Section 2353. - 2353. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the guardian has the...

Section 2354. - 2354. (a) If the conservatee has not been adjudicated to...

Section 2355. - 2355. (a) If the conservatee has been adjudicated to lack...

Section 2356. - 2356. (a) A ward or conservatee shall not be placed...

Section 2356.5. - 2356.5. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of...

Section 2357. - 2357. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Guardian or...

Section 2358. - 2358. When a guardian or conservator is appointed, the court...

Section 2359. - 2359. (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator or...

Section 2360. - 2360. Upon the establishment of a conservatorship by the court...

Section 2361. - 2361. A conservator shall provide notice of a conservatee’s death...

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...

CHAPTER 7 - Inventory and Accounts

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 2600. - 2600. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise...

Section 2601. - 2601. (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, if the...

ARTICLE 2 - Inventory and Appraisal of Estate

Section 2610. - 2610. (a) Within 90 days after appointment, or within any...

Section 2611. - 2611. If the ward or conservatee is or has been...

Section 2612. - 2612. If a timely request is made, the clerk of...

Section 2613. - 2613. Whenever any property of the ward or conservatee is...

Section 2614. - 2614. (a) Within 30 days after the inventory and appraisal...

Section 2614.5. - 2614.5. (a) If the guardian or conservator fails to file...

Section 2614.7. - 2614.7. If a guardian or conservator of the person or...

Section 2614.8. - 2614.8. At any time on or after one year from...

Section 2615. - 2615. If a guardian or conservator fails to file any...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Examination Concerning Assets of Estate

Section 2616. - 2616. (a) A petition may be filed under this article...

Section 2617. - 2617. Interrogatories may be put to a person cited to...

Section 2618. - 2618. (a) At an examination, witnesses may be produced and...

Section 2619. - 2619. (a) On petition of the guardian or conservator, the...

ARTICLE 3 - Accounts

Section 2620. - 2620. (a) At the expiration of one year from the...

Section 2620.1. - 2620.1. The Judicial Council shall, by January 1, 2009, develop...

Section 2620.2. - 2620.2. (a) Whenever the conservator or guardian has failed to...

Section 2621. - 2621. Notice of the hearing on the account of the...

Section 2622. - 2622. The ward or conservatee, the spouse of the ward...

Section 2622.5. - 2622.5. (a) If the court determines that the objections were...

Section 2623. - 2623. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the guardian...

Section 2625. - 2625. Any sale or purchase of property or other transaction...

Section 2626. - 2626. If it appears upon the settlement of any account...

Section 2627. - 2627. (a) After a ward has reached majority, the ward...

Section 2628. - 2628. (a) The court may make an order that the...

ARTICLE 4 - Accounts on Termination of Relationship

Section 2630. - 2630. The termination of the relationship of guardian and ward...

Section 2631. - 2631. (a) Upon the death of the ward or conservatee,...

Section 2632. - 2632. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Incapacitated” means...

Section 2633. - 2633. Subject to Section 2630, where the guardianship or conservatorship...

CHAPTER 8 - Compensation of Guardian, Conservator, and Attorney

Section 2640. - 2640. (a) At any time after the filing of the...

Section 2640.1. - 2640.1. (a) If a person has petitioned for the appointment...

Section 2641. - 2641. (a) At any time permitted by Section 2640 and...

Section 2642. - 2642. (a) At any time permitted by Section 2640 and...

Section 2643. - 2643. (a) Except as provided in Section 2643.1, on petition...

Section 2643.1. - 2643.1. (a) On petition by a guardian or conservator of...

Section 2644. - 2644. (a) Where it is to the advantage, benefit, and...

Section 2645. - 2645. (a) No attorney who is a guardian or conservator...

Section 2646. - 2646. In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall only...

Section 2647. - 2647. No attorney fees may be paid from the estate...

CHAPTER 9 - Removal or Resignation

ARTICLE 1 - Removal of Guardian or Conservator

Section 2650. - 2650. A guardian or conservator may be removed for any...

Section 2651. - 2651. The ward or conservatee, the spouse of the ward...

Section 2652. - 2652. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 2653. - 2653. (a) The guardian or conservator, the ward or conservatee,...

Section 2654. - 2654. Whenever it appears that the ward or conservatee or...

Section 2655. - 2655. (a) A guardian or conservator may be removed from...

ARTICLE 2 - Resignation of Guardian or Conservator

Section 2660. - 2660. A guardian or conservator may at any time file...

Section 2662. - 2662. Whenever the court grants a petition removing the guardian...

CHAPTER 9.5 - Appointment of Successor Guardian or Conservator

ARTICLE 1 - Appointment of Successor Guardian

Section 2670. - 2670. When for any reason a vacancy occurs in the...

ARTICLE 2 - Appointment of Successor Conservator

Section 2680. - 2680. When for any reason a vacancy occurs in the...

Section 2681. - 2681. A petition for appointment of a successor conservator may...

Section 2682. - 2682. (a) The petition shall request that a successor conservator...

Section 2683. - 2683. (a) At least 15 days before the hearing on...

Section 2684. - 2684. Unless the petition states that the conservatee will be...

Section 2685. - 2685. If the conservatee is present at the hearing, prior...

Section 2686. - 2686. If the petition states that the conservatee will be...

Section 2687. - 2687. The conservatee, the spouse, the domestic partner, or any...

Section 2688. - 2688. (a) The court shall determine the question of who...

Section 2689. - 2689. If the conservatee is an “absentee” as defined in...

CHAPTER 10 - Requests for Special Notice

Section 2700. - 2700. (a) At any time after the issuance of letters...

Section 2701. - 2701. (a) A request for special notice may be modified...

Section 2702. - 2702. (a) Unless the court makes an order dispensing with...

CHAPTER 12 - Transfer of Personal Property out of State

Section 2800. - 2800. As used in this chapter, “foreign guardian or conservator”...

Section 2801. - 2801. Subject to the limitations and requirements of this chapter,...

Section 2802. - 2802. A petition for an order authorizing a transfer may...

Section 2803. - 2803. The petition shall set forth all of the following:...

Section 2804. - 2804. At least 30 days before the hearing, the petitioner...

Section 2805. - 2805. Any of the following may appear and file written...

Section 2806. - 2806. The court may grant the petition and order the...

Section 2807. - 2807. If a transfer is ordered, the court may direct...

Section 2808. - 2808. (a) If the court’s order provides for the transfer...

CHAPTER 14 - Notification to Court by Institutions

Section 2890. - 2890. (a) When a guardian or conservator, pursuant to letters...

Section 2891. - 2891. (a) The statement filed pursuant to Section 2890 shall...

Section 2892. - 2892. (a) When a guardian or conservator, pursuant to letters...

Section 2893. - 2893. (a) The written statement provided pursuant to Section 2892...

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California Code DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP

California Code
DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS
PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP