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If your family member is unable to care for themselves or make legal decisions on their behalf, establishing a conservatorship (very similar to a guardianship but for an adult) for your loved one will make it much more easy to manage their affairs and protect them.
If you are looking to seek a conservatorship
so that you can care for a loved one,
we can be of service
A conservatorship in California is a court case where a judge appoints a responsible person or organization (“conservator”) to care for another adult (“conservatee”) who is unable to care themselves and/or manage his or her own finances. Conservatorships may, in some instances, be established for married or divorced minors. To become a conservator for another individual, a petition must be filed and the Court has to approve it.
A conservator of the PERSON is responsible for making sure that the conservatee has proper food, clothing, shelter and health care. A conservator of the ESTATE handles the conservatee's financial matters – like paying bills and collecting a person's income – if the judge decides the conservatee can't do it for themselves. The conservatee may live with the conservator or elsewhere.
We can assist with legal document preparation services for
General and Limited Conservatorships.
General Conservatorship – These conservatees can be elderly people facing physical and/or mental challenges. Younger individuals with serious physical or cognitive impairments can also be conservatees.
Limited Conservatorship – Adults with a developmental disability such as cerebral palsy, down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder or other neurological conditions who cannot fully care for themselves or manage their finances. In a limited conservatorship, the conservatee does not necessarily need the same degree of care or assistance that conservatees in general conservatorships require.
Temporary / Emergency Conservatorship - The court may appoint a temporary conservator until a general conservator can be appointed in cases where a conservatorship is urgently needed due to evidence that the proposed conservatee is being harmed physically, emotionally, being taken advantage of by caretakers or family members (e.g. theft or exploitation). Emergency conservatorship may also be necessary due to advanced dementia causing an unsafe environment for the individual.