Title PROB — California Prob. Code

(a) A trustee acting or resident in another state may commence an action in this state to recover from a transferee, who either is resident in this state or owns property in this state, the amount of the federal generation-skipping transfer tax, or a generation-skipping transfer …

(a) The superior court has jurisdiction of guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. (b) Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1980) of Part 3 governs which state has jurisdiction of a conservatorship proceeding.

The proper county for the commencement of a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding for a resident of this state is either of the following: (a) The county in which the proposed ward or proposed conservatee resides. (b) Such other county as may be in the best interests of the …

(a) The proper county for the commencement of a proceeding for the guardianship or conservatorship of the person of a nonresident of this state is either of the following: (1) The county in which the proposed ward or conservatee is temporarily living. (2) Such other county as may…

(a) If proceedings for the guardianship or conservatorship of the estate are commenced in more than one county, the guardianship or conservatorship of the estate first granted, including a temporary guardianship or conservatorship of the estate, governs and extends to all the pro…

(a) If a proceeding for the guardianship of the person of the minor is filed in one county and a custody or visitation proceeding has already been filed in one or more other counties, the following shall apply: (1) If the guardianship proceeding is filed in a county where the pro…

(a) Except as provided in Section 304 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to the provisions specified in subdivision (b), upon the filing of an order appointing a guardian of the person of a minor in a guardianship proceeding, including an order appointing a tempora…

As used in this article: (a) “Guardian or conservator” includes a proposed guardian or proposed conservator. (b) “Ward or conservatee” includes a proposed ward or proposed conservatee. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

The court in which a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending may, upon petition therefor, transfer the proceeding to another county within this state. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

The petition for transfer may be filed only by one or more of the following: (a) The guardian or conservator. (b) The ward or conservatee. (c) The spouse of the ward or the spouse or domestic partner of the conservatee. (d) A relative or friend of the ward or conservatee. (e) Any…

The petition for transfer shall set forth all of the following: (a) The county to which the proceeding is to be transferred. (b) The name and address of the ward or conservatee. (c) A brief description of the character, value, and location of the property of the ward or conservat…

Notice of the hearing shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1. In addition, the petitioner shall deliver pursuant to Section 1215 a notice of the time and place of the hearing and a copy of the petition to all…

(a) Any of the following persons may appear at the hearing to support or oppose the petition and may file written objections to the petition: (1) Any person required to be listed in the petition. (2) Any creditor of the ward or conservatee or of the estate. (3) Any other interest…

(a) Upon the order of transfer, the clerk shall transmit to the clerk of the court to which the proceeding is transferred a certified or exemplified copy of the order, together with all papers in the proceeding on file with the clerk. (b) The clerk of the court from which the rem…

(a) When an order has been made transferring venue to another county, the court transferring the matter shall set a hearing within two months to confirm receipt of the notification described in subdivision (b). If the notification has not been made, the transferring court shall m…

(a) Subject to Section 3071, the right of a spouse to manage and control community property, including the right to dispose of community property, is not affected by the lack or alleged lack of legal capacity of the other spouse. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if one …

When community property is included or proposed to be included in the conservatorship estate of a spouse, the court in which the conservatorship proceeding is pending, upon its own motion or upon petition of a spouse having legal capacity or the conservator of either spouse and u…

(a) If consent is given under this article that community property be included in the conservatorship estate of a spouse, the death of either spouse terminates the consent. (b) If a spouse consents under this article that community property be included in the conservatorship esta…

Except as otherwise provided in this part and subject to Section 3071, when community property is included in a conservatorship estate under this article for the purpose of management, control, and disposition, the conservator has the same powers and duties with respect to such p…

(a) Where a spouse lacks legal capacity and does not have a conservator, any interested person who has knowledge or reason to believe that the rights of such spouse in the community property are being prejudiced may bring an action on behalf of such spouse to enforce the duty imp…

If the requirements of this article are satisfied with respect to a transaction described in Section 3071, the transaction is deemed to satisfy the joinder or consent requirements of the statute referred to in that section. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

(a) In case of a transaction for which the joinder or consent of both spouses is required by Section 1100 or 1102 of the Family Code or by any other statute, if one or both spouses lacks legal capacity for the transaction, the requirement of joinder or consent shall be satisfied …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a conservator may join in or consent to a transaction under Section 3071 only after authorization by either of the following: (1) An order of the court obtained in the conservatorship proceeding upon a petition filed pursuant to Section …

(a) The joinder or consent under Section 3071 of a spouse having legal capacity shall be in a manner that complies with Section 1100 or 1102 of the Family Code or other statute that applies to the transaction. (b) The joinder or consent under Section 3071 of a conservator shall b…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a transaction that affects real property, entered into by a person acting in good faith and for a valuable consideration, is not affected by the fact that one or both spouses have conservators unless a notice of the establishme…

If one spouse has a conservator and the other spouse has the management or control of community property, the conservator or conservatee, a relative or friend of the conservatee, or any interested person may file a petition under this article in the court in which the conservator…

(a) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1. (b) If the spouse who has the management or control of community property is not the conservator, the petitioner shall also ca…

Upon the filing of a petition under this article, the court may cite the spouse who has the management or control of community property to appear before the court, and the court and the petitioner may examine the spouse under oath concerning the community property and other matte…

In any proceeding under this article, the court may, after notice and hearing, order the spouse who has the management or control of community property to pay from the community property such amount as the court determines is necessary to the support and maintenance of the conser…

When a petition is filed under this article, the spouse having the management or control of community property shall serve and file a current income and expense declaration and a current property declaration on the forms prescribed by the Judicial Council for use in family law pr…

During the pendency of any proceeding under this article, the court, upon the application of the petitioner, may issue ex parte orders: (a) Restraining the spouse having the management or control of community property from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or …

Any person interested in the proceeding under this article may request time for filing a response to the petition, for discovery proceedings, or for other preparation for the hearing, and the court shall grant a continuance for a reasonable time for any of such purposes. (Enacted…

In a proceeding under this article, the court may hear and determine whether property is community property or the separate property of either spouse if that issue is raised in the proceeding. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

(a) The court may order the spouse who has the management or control of community property to apply the income or principal, or both, of the community property to the support and maintenance of the conservatee, including care, treatment, and support of a conservatee who is a pati…

If the spouse who has the management or control of the community property refuses to comply with any order made under this article or an order made in a separate action to provide support for the conservatee spouse, upon request of the petitioner or other interested person, the c…

Any order of the court made under this article may be enforced by the court by execution, the appointment of a receiver, contempt, or by such other order or orders as the court in its discretion may from time to time deem necessary. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practice and procedure in proceedings under this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

Nothing in this article affects or limits the right of the conservator or any interested person to institute an action against any person to enforce the duty otherwise imposed by law to support the spouse having a conservator. This article is permissive and in addition to any oth…

(a) As used in this article, “total estate of the minor” includes both the money and other property belonging to the minor and the money and other property belonging to the guardianship estate, if any, of the minor. (b) In computing the “total estate of the minor” for the purpose…

(a) Where a minor does not have a guardian of the estate, money or other property belonging to the minor may be paid or delivered to a parent of the minor entitled to the custody of the minor to be held in trust for the minor until the minor reaches majority if the requirements o…

The written receipt of the parent giving the written assurance under Section 3401 shall be an acquittance of the person making the payment of money or delivery of other property pursuant to this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

(a) This article applies to both of the following cases: (1) Where the minor has a guardian of the estate and the sole asset of the guardianship estate is money. (2) Where the minor has no guardian of the estate and there is money belonging to the minor. (b) This article does not…

(a) A parent of a minor entitled to custody of the minor, the guardian of the estate of the minor, or the person holding the money belonging to the minor may file a petition requesting that the court make an order under this article. (b) The petition shall be filed in the superio…

If the minor has a guardian of the estate and the sole asset of the guardianship estate is money, the court may order that the guardianship of the estate be terminated and, if the court so orders, the court in its discretion shall also order any one or more of the following: (a) …

If the minor has no guardian of the estate and there is money belonging to the minor, the court may order that a guardian of the estate be appointed and that the money be paid to the guardian or the court may order any one or more of the following: (a) That the money be deposited…

As used in this chapter, “written consent” to a provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property on death includes a written joinder in such a provision.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the rights of the parties in a nonprobate transfer of community property on death are subject to all of the following: (a) The terms of the instrument under which the nonprobate transfer is made. (b) A contrary state statute speci…

A provision of this chapter concerning rights between a married person and the person’s spouse in community property is relevant only to controversies between the person and spouse and their successors and does not affect the obligation of a holder of community property under an …

Nothing in this chapter limits the effect of a surviving spouse’s waiver of rights in community property under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 140) of Part 3 of Division 2 or other instrument or agreement that affects a married person’s interest in community property.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter applies to a provision for a nonprobate transfer of community property on the death of a married person, regardless of whether the provision for transfer of the property was executed by the person, or written consent to the …