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Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS

PART 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Definitions

Section 1400. - 1400. The portion of this division consisting of Part 1...

Section 1401. - 1401. Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions...

Section 1403. - 1403. “Absentee” means either of the following: (a) A member...

Section 1418. - 1418. “Court,” when used in connection with matters in the...

Section 1419. - 1419. “Court investigator” means the person referred to in Section...

Section 1419.5. - 1419.5. “Custodial parent” means the parent who either (a) has...

Section 1420. - 1420. “Developmental disability” means a disability that originates before an...

Section 1424. - 1424. “Interested person” includes, but is not limited to: (a)...

Section 1430. - 1430. “Petition” includes an application or request in the nature...

Section 1431. - 1431. “Proceedings to establish a limited conservatorship” include proceedings to...

Section 1440. - 1440. “Secretary concerned” has the same meaning as provided in...

Section 1446. - 1446. “Single-premium deferred annuity” means an annuity offered by an...

Section 1449. - 1449. (a) As used in this division, unless the context...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

Section 1452. - 1452. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this division, there...

Section 1453. - 1453. A motion for a new trial may be made...

Section 1454. - 1454. (a) The court shall appoint a court investigator when...

Section 1455. - 1455. Any petition for instructions or to grant a guardian...

Section 1456. - 1456. (a) In addition to any other requirements that are...

Section 1456.2. - 1456.2. On or before January 1, 2010, the public conservator...

Section 1456.5. - 1456.5. Each court shall ensure compliance with the requirements of...

Section 1457. - 1457. In order to assist relatives and friends who may...

Section 1458. - 1458. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial...

Section 1459. - 1459. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 1459.5. - 1459.5. (a) The Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec....

CHAPTER 3 - Notices

Section 1460. - 1460. (a) Subject to Sections 1202 and 1203, if notice...

Section 1460.1. - 1460.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, no notice...

Section 1460.2. - 1460.2. (a) If the court or petitioner knows or has...

Section 1461. - 1461. (a) As used in this section, “director” means: (1)...

Section 1461.4. - 1461.4. (a) The petitioner shall deliver pursuant to Section 1215...

Section 1461.5. - 1461.5. Notice of the time and place of hearing on...

Section 1461.7. - 1461.7. Unless the court for good cause dispenses with such...

Section 1467. - 1467. If service is made by mail pursuant to this...

Section 1469. - 1469. Where a provision of this division applies the provisions...

CHAPTER 4 - Appointment of Legal Counsel

Section 1470. - 1470. (a) The court may appoint private legal counsel for...

Section 1471. - 1471. (a) If a conservatee, proposed conservatee, or person alleged...

Section 1472. - 1472. (a) If a person is furnished legal counsel under...

Section 1474. - 1474. If an Indian custodian or biological parent of an...

CHAPTER 5 - Transitional Provisions

Section 1488. - 1488. If before January 1, 1981, an adult has in...

Section 1489. - 1489. If, before January 1, 1981, a parent or other...

Section 1490. - 1490. Except as set forth in Section 1510.1, when used...

PART 2 - GUARDIANSHIP

CHAPTER 1 - Establishment of Guardianship

ARTICLE 1 - Nomination of Guardian

Section 1500. - 1500. Subject to Section 1502, a parent may nominate a...

Section 1500.1. - 1500.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other section in this part, and...

Section 1501. - 1501. Subject to Section 1502, a parent or any other...

Section 1502. - 1502. (a) A nomination of a guardian under this article...

ARTICLE 2 - Appointment of Guardian Generally

Section 1510. - 1510. (a) A relative or other person on behalf of...

Section 1510.1. - 1510.1. (a) (1) With the consent of the proposed ward,...

Section 1511. - 1511. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (f) and (g),...

Section 1512. - 1512. Within 10 days after the petitioner in the guardianship...

Section 1513. - 1513. (a) Unless waived by the court for good cause,...

Section 1513.1. - 1513.1. (a) Each court or county shall assess (1) the...

Section 1513.2. - 1513.2. (a) To the extent resources are available, the court...

Section 1514. - 1514. (a) Upon hearing of the petition, if it appears...

Section 1514.5. - 1514.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except provisions of...

Section 1515. - 1515. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, no guardian...

Section 1516. - 1516. (a) In each case involving a petition for guardianship...

Section 1516.5. - 1516.5. (a) A proceeding to have a child declared free...

Section 1517. - 1517. (a) This part does not apply to guardianships resulting...

ARTICLE 3 - Nonrelative Guardianships

Section 1540. - 1540. This article does not apply in any of the...

Section 1541. - 1541. In addition to the other required contents of the...

Section 1542. - 1542. In each case involving a petition for guardianship of...

Section 1543. - 1543. (a) If the petition as filed or as amended...

CHAPTER 2 - Termination

Section 1600. - 1600. (a) A guardianship of the person or estate or...

Section 1601. - 1601. Upon petition of the guardian, a parent, the minor...

Section 1602. - 1602. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that guardians...

CHAPTER 3 - Permanent and Stable Home

Section 1610. - 1610. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

Section 1611. - 1611. If a person files a petition for visitation, termination...

PART 3 - CONSERVATORSHIP

CHAPTER 1 - Establishment of Conservatorship

ARTICLE 1 - Persons for Whom Conservator May Be Appointed

Section 1800. - 1800. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...

Section 1800.3. - 1800.3. (a) If the need therefor is established to the...

Section 1801. - 1801. Subject to Section 1800.3: (a) A conservator of the...

Section 1802. - 1802. Subject to Section 1800.3, a conservator of the person...

Section 1803. - 1803. A conservator of the estate may be appointed for...

Section 1804. - 1804. Subject to Section 1800.3, a conservator of the estate...

ARTICLE 2 - Order of Preference for Appointment of Conservator

Section 1810. - 1810. If the proposed conservatee has sufficient capacity at the...

Section 1811. - 1811. (a) Subject to Sections 1813 and 1813.1, the spouse,...

Section 1812. - 1812. (a) Subject to Sections 1810, 1813, and 1813.1, the...

Section 1813. - 1813. (a) (1) The spouse of a proposed conservatee may...

Section 1813.1. - 1813.1. (a) (1) The domestic partner of a proposed conservatee...

ARTICLE 3 - Establishment of Conservatorship

Section 1820. - 1820. (a) A petition for the appointment of a conservator...

Section 1821. - 1821. (a) (1) The petition shall request that a conservator...

Section 1822. - 1822. (a) At least 15 days before the hearing on...

Section 1823. - 1823. (a) If the petition is filed by a person...

Section 1824. - 1824. The citation and a copy of the petition shall...

Section 1825. - 1825. (a) The proposed conservatee shall be produced at the...

Section 1826. - 1826. (a) Regardless of whether the proposed conservatee attends the...

Section 1827. - 1827. The court shall hear and determine the matter of...

Section 1827.5. - 1827.5. (a) In the case of any proceeding to establish...

Section 1828. - 1828. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), before the...

Section 1828.5. - 1828.5. (a) At the hearing on the petition for appointment...

Section 1829. - 1829. Any of the following persons may appear at the...

Section 1830. - 1830. (a) The order appointing the conservator shall contain, among...

Section 1834. - 1834. (a) Before letters are issued in a conservatorship that...

Section 1835. - 1835. (a) Every superior court shall provide all conservators with...

Section 1835.5. - 1835.5. (a) Within 30 days of the establishment of a...

Section 1836. - 1836. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Judicial Council...

ARTICLE 4 - Special Provisions Applicable Where Proposed Conservatee Is an Absentee

Section 1840. - 1840. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a conservator...

Section 1841. - 1841. In addition to the other required contents of the...

Section 1842. - 1842. In addition to the persons and entities to whom...

Section 1843. - 1843. (a) No citation is required under Section 1823 to...

Section 1844. - 1844. (a) In a proceeding to appoint a conservator for...

ARTICLE 5 - Special Provisions Applicable Where Proposed Conservatee Is a Missing Person

Section 1845. - 1845. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a...

Section 1846. - 1846. In addition to the other required contents of the...

Section 1847. - 1847. In addition to the persons and entities to whom...

Section 1848. - 1848. (a) In a proceeding under Article 3 (commencing with...

Section 1849. - 1849. A conservator of the estate of a person who...

Section 1849.5. - 1849.5. (a) A petition may be filed under this article...

CHAPTER 2 - Periodic Review of Conservatorship

Section 1850. - 1850. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), each conservatorship...

Section 1850.5. - 1850.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1850, each limited conservatorship for a...

Section 1851. - 1851. (a) (1) If court review is required pursuant to...

Section 1851.1. - 1851.1. (a) When a court issues an order provisionally granting...

Section 1851.2. - 1851.2. Each court shall coordinate investigations with the filing of...

Section 1851.5. - 1851.5. Each court shall assess each conservatee in the county...

Section 1851.6. - 1851.6. (a) Any interested person, as defined in Section 48...

Section 1852. - 1852. If the conservatee wishes to petition the court for...

Section 1853. - 1853. (a) If the court investigator is unable to locate...

CHAPTER 3 - Termination

Section 1860. - 1860. (a) A conservatorship continues until terminated by the death...

Section 1860.5. - 1860.5. (a) A limited conservatorship continues until the authority of...

Section 1861. - 1861. (a) A petition for the termination of the conservatorship...

Section 1861.5. - 1861.5. Upon the receipt of a communication from the conservatee...

Section 1862. - 1862. (a) Notice of the hearing to consider the termination...

Section 1863. - 1863. (a) The court shall hear and determine the matter...

Section 1864. - 1864. (a) In the case of the conservatorship of an...

Section 1865. - 1865. If the conservatee has been disqualified from voting pursuant...

CHAPTER 4 - Legal Capacity of Conservatee

ARTICLE 1 - Capacity to Bind or Obligate Conservatorship Estate

Section 1870. - 1870. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise...

Section 1871. - 1871. Nothing in this article shall be construed to deny...

Section 1872. - 1872. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the...

Section 1873. - 1873. (a) In the order appointing the conservator or upon...

Section 1874. - 1874. (a) After a conservator has been appointed, a petition...

Section 1875. - 1875. A transaction that affects real property of the conservatorship...

Section 1876. - 1876. The provisions of this article relating to the legal...

ARTICLE 2 - Capacity to Give Informed Consent for Medical Treatment

Section 1880. - 1880. If the court determines that there is no form...

Section 1881. - 1881. (a) A conservatee shall be deemed unable to give...

Section 1890. - 1890. (a) An order of the court under Section 1880...

Section 1891. - 1891. (a) A petition may be filed under this article...

Section 1892. - 1892. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be...

Section 1893. - 1893. The conservatee shall be produced at the hearing except...

Section 1894. - 1894. If the petition alleges that the conservatee is not...

Section 1895. - 1895. (a) The conservatee, the spouse, the domestic partner, a...

Section 1896. - 1896. (a) If the court determines that the order requested...

Section 1897. - 1897. An order of the court under Section 1880 continues...

Section 1898. - 1898. An order of the court under Section 1880 may...

ARTICLE 3 - Capacity of Conservatee to Marry

Section 1900. - 1900. The appointment of a conservator of the person or...

Section 1901. - 1901. (a) The court may by order determine whether the...

CHAPTER 5 - Disqualification From Voting

Section 1910. - 1910. (a) If the court determines the conservatee is incapable...

CHAPTER 6 - Sterilization

Section 1950. - 1950. The Legislature recognizes that the right to exercise choice...

Section 1951. - 1951. (a) No person who has the ability to consent...

Section 1952. - 1952. The conservator of an adult, or any person authorized...

Section 1953. - 1953. At least 90 days before the hearing on the...

Section 1954. - 1954. In any proceeding under this chapter, if the person...

Section 1954.5. - 1954.5. (a) The court shall appoint a facilitator for the...

Section 1955. - 1955. (a) The court shall request the director of the...

Section 1956. - 1956. The person to whom the petition applies shall be...

Section 1957. - 1957. To the greatest extent possible, the court shall elicit...

Section 1958. - 1958. The court may authorize the conservator of a person...

Section 1959. - 1959. The fact that, due to the nature or severity...

Section 1960. - 1960. If the person named in the petition already has...

Section 1961. - 1961. A sterilization procedure authorized under this chapter shall not...

Section 1962. - 1962. (a) Any court order granting a petition under this...

Section 1963. - 1963. (a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court,...

Section 1964. - 1964. An order of the court authorizing a conservator to...

Section 1965. - 1965. Any court order made pursuant to this chapter granting...

Section 1966. - 1966. After the filing of a first petition for sterilization...

Section 1967. - 1967. (a) The sterilization of a person in accordance with...

Section 1968. - 1968. This chapter does not prohibit medical treatment or surgery...

Section 1969. - 1969. Nothing in this chapter shall infringe on the right...

CHAPTER 7 - Unwarranted Petitions

Section 1970. - 1970. (a) The Legislature finds that unwarranted petitions, applications, or...

CHAPTER 8 - Interstate Jurisdiction, Transfer, and Recognition: California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 1980. - 1980. (a) By enacting this chapter, it is the Legislature’s...

Section 1981. - 1981. (a) (1) This chapter does not apply to a...

Section 1982. - 1982. In this chapter: (a) “Adult” means an individual who...

Section 1983. - 1983. A court of this state may treat a foreign...

Section 1984. - 1984. (a) A court of this state may communicate with...

Section 1985. - 1985. (a) In a conservatorship proceeding in this state, a...

Section 1986. - 1986. (a) In a conservatorship proceeding, in addition to other...

ARTICLE 2 - Jurisdiction

Section 1991. - 1991. (a) In this article: (1) “Emergency” means a circumstance...

Section 1992. - 1992. For a conservatorship proceeding governed by this article, this...

Section 1993. - 1993. (a) A court of this state has jurisdiction to...

Section 1994. - 1994. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under...

Section 1995. - 1995. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1994, a court...

Section 1996. - 1996. (a) (1) A court of this state having jurisdiction...

Section 1997. - 1997. (a) If at any time a court of this...

Section 1998. - 1998. If a petition for the appointment of a conservator...

Section 1999. - 1999. Except for a petition for the appointment of a...

ARTICLE 3 - Transfer of Conservatorship

Section 2001. - 2001. (a) A conservator appointed in this state may petition...

Section 2002. - 2002. (a) (1) To confirm transfer of a conservatorship transferred...

Section 2003. - 2003. If a conservatorship is transferred under this article from...

ARTICLE 4 - Registration and Recognition of Orders from Other States

Section 2011. - 2011. If a conservator of the person has been appointed...

Section 2012. - 2012. If a conservator of the estate has been appointed...

Section 2013. - 2013. If a conservator of the person and estate has...

Section 2014. - 2014. (a) At least 15 days before registering a conservatorship...

Section 2015. - 2015. Upon registration of a conservatorship pursuant to this article,...

Section 2016. - 2016. (a) Upon registration of a conservatorship order from another...

Section 2017. - 2017. (a) A third person who acts in good faith...

Section 2018. - 2018. (a) A file-stamped copy of the registration documents required...

Section 2019. - 2019. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article: (a) A...

ARTICLE 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 2021. - 2021. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall...

Section 2022. - 2022. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic...

Section 2023. - 2023. (a) On or before January 1, 2016, the Judicial...

Section 2024. - 2024. (a) This chapter applies to conservatorship proceedings begun on...

ARTICLE 6 - Federally Recognized Indian Tribe

Section 2031. - 2031. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “California tribe”...

Section 2032. - 2032. Article 2 (commencing with Section 1991) does not apply...

Section 2033. - 2033. (a) If a petition for the appointment of a...

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...

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