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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) At least 15 days before registering a conservatorship in this state, the conservator shall provide notice of an intent to register to all of the following:
(1) The court supervising the conservatorship.
(2) Every person who would be entitled to notice of a petition for the appointment of a conservator in the state where the conservatorship is being supervised.
(3) Every person who would be entitled to notice of a petition for the appointment of a conservator in this state.
(b) Each notice provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall comply with all of the following:
(1) The notice shall prominently state that when a conservator acts pursuant to this article, the conservator is subject to the law of this state governing the action, including, but not limited to, all applicable procedures, and is not authorized to take any action prohibited by the law of this state.
(2) The notice shall explain that if a conservatorship is registered pursuant to this article, and the conservator later proposes to take a specific action pursuant to this article, which, under the law of this state, requires court approval or other action in court, the conservator will be required to notify the recipient of the request for court approval or other court action, and the recipient will have an opportunity to object or otherwise participate at that time, in the same manner as other persons are entitled to object or otherwise participate under the law of this state.
(3) The notice shall advise the recipient that information about a conservator's rights, duties, limitations, and responsibilities under the law of this state is available, free of charge, on an Internet Web site maintained by the Judicial Council. The notice shall explain specifically how to locate that information on the Judicial Council's Internet Web site.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 2023, each notice provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall also prominently state that the registration is effective only while the conservatee resides in another jurisdiction and does not authorize the conservator to take any action while the conservatee is residing in this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 2014 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/probate-code/prob-sect-2014/
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