Section 1962 Of Chapter 6. Sterilization From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6.
1962
. (a) Any court order granting a petition under this chapter
shall be accompanied by a written statement of decision pursuant to
Section 632 of the Code of Civil Procedure detailing the factual and
legal bases for the court's determination on each of the findings
required under Section 1958.
(b) When a judgment authorizing the conservator of a person to
consent to the sterilization is rendered, an appeal is automatically
taken by the person proposed to be sterilized without any action by
that person, or by his or her counsel. The Judicial Council shall
provide by rule for notice of and procedure for the appeal. The
appeal shall have precedence over other cases in the court in which
the appeal is pending.