Section 1985 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 1.
1985
. (a) In a conservatorship proceeding in this state, a court of
this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do
any of the following:
(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.
(2) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give
testimony pursuant to procedures of that state.
(3) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the proposed
conservatee.
(4) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a
proceeding.
(5) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the
transcript or other record of a hearing under paragraph (1) or any
other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under paragraph
(2), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an
order under paragraph (3) or (4).
(6) Issue any order necessary to ensure the appearance in the
proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to
make a determination, including the conservatee or the proposed
conservatee.
(7) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial,
criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including
protected health information as defined in Section 160.103 of Title
45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) If a court of another state in which a conservatorship
proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in
subdivision (a), a court of this state has jurisdiction for the
limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts
to comply with the request.
(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred
under subdivisions (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties
according to the law of this state.