California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 1954.5

(1) Understand the nature of the proceedings.

(2) Understand the evaluation process required by Section 1955.

(3) Communicate his or her views.

(4) Participate as fully as possible in the proceedings.

(1) The preference of the person named in the petition.

(2) The proposed facilitator's personal knowledge of the person named in the petition.

(3) The proposed facilitator's ability to communicate with the person named in the petition, when that person is nonverbal, has limited verbal skills, or relies on alternative modes of communication.

(4) The proposed facilitator's knowledge of the developmental disabilities service system.