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Law Practice,
Family

Oct. 25, 2021

Demystifying conservatorships: FAQs

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the rules applicable to the appointment of conservators and the procedural safeguards in place to establish due process for the accused subject (the “proposed conservatee”).

Matthew D. Kanin

Of Counsel
Greenspoon Marder LLP

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Recent events have drawn attention to California's conservatorship law with an intensity not seen in many years. The state's conservatorship statutes give both government entities (the public guardian) and private actors (relatives and friends) the power to petition a civil court to deprive another individual of rights and freedoms. When is this power appropriately used, and what procedural safeguards exist to ensure it is not misused?

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