Section 1994 Of Article 2. Jurisdiction From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.
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. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under
subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 1993 has special
jurisdiction to do any of the following:
(1) Appoint a temporary conservator of the person in an emergency
for a proposed conservatee who is physically present in this state.
In making an appointment under this paragraph, a court shall follow
the procedures specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2250)
of Part 4. The temporary conservatorship shall terminate in
accordance with Section 2257.
(2) Appoint a conservator of the estate with respect to real or
tangible personal property located in this state.
(3) Appoint a conservator of the person, conservator of the
estate, or conservator of the person and estate for a proposed
conservatee for whom a provisional order to transfer a proceeding
from another state has been issued under procedures similar to
Section 2001. In making an appointment under this paragraph, a court
shall follow the procedures specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 2250) of Part 4. The temporary conservatorship shall
terminate in accordance with Section 2257.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a conservator of the
person in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was
not the home state of the proposed conservatee on the date the
petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the
request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is
requested before or after the emergency appointment of a temporary
conservator of the person.