California Probate Code

§ 1812

PROB § 1812 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Subject to Sections 1810, 1813, and 1813.1, the selection of a conservator of the person or estate, or both, is solely in the discretion of the court and, in making the selection, the court is to be guided by what appears to be for the best interests of the proposed conservatee.

(b)Subject to Sections 1810, 1813, and 1813.1, of persons equally qualified in the opinion of the court to appointment as conservator of the person or estate or both, preference is to be given in the following order:

(1)The conservatee or proposed conservatee’s stated preference, including preferences expressed by speech, sign language, alternative or augmentative communication, actions, facial expressions, and other spoken and nonspoken methods of communication.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 6. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.