Section 2002 Of Article 3. Transfer Of Conservatorship From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 3.
2002
. (a) (1) To confirm transfer of a conservatorship transferred
to this state under provisions similar to Section 2001, the
conservator shall petition the court in this state to accept the
conservatorship.
(2) The petition shall include a certified copy of the other state'
s provisional order of transfer.
(3) On the first page of the petition, the petitioner shall state
that the conservatorship does not fall within the limitations of
Section 1981. The body of the petition shall allege facts showing
that this chapter applies and the requirements for transfer of the
conservatorship are satisfied.
(4) The petition shall specify any modifications necessary to
conform the conservatorship to the law of this state, and the terms
of a proposed final order accepting the conservatorship.
(5) A petition for the appointment of a temporary conservator
under Section 1994 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2250) of
Part 4 may be filed while a petition under this section is pending.
The petition for the appointment of a temporary conservator shall
request the appointment of a temporary conservator eligible for
appointment in this state, and shall be limited to powers authorized
for a temporary conservator in this state. For purposes of Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 2250) of Part 4, the court shall treat a
petition under this section as the equivalent of a petition for a
general conservatorship.
(b) The petitioner shall give notice of a hearing on a petition
under subdivision (a) to those persons that would be entitled to
notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a
conservator in both the transferring state and this state. The
petitioner shall also give notice to any attorney of record for the
conservatee in the transferring state and to any attorney appointed
or appearing for the conservatee in this state. The petitioner shall
give the notice in the same manner that notice of a petition for the
appointment of a conservator is required to be given in this state,
except that notice to the conservatee shall be given by mailing the
petition instead of by personal service of a citation.
(c) Any person entitled to notice under subdivision (b) may object
to the petition on one or more of the following grounds:
(1) Transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests
of the conservatee.
(2) Under the law of the transferring state, the conservator is
ineligible for appointment in this state.
(3) Under the law of this state, the conservator is ineligible for
appointment in this state, and the transfer petition does not
identify a replacement who is willing and eligible to serve in this
state.
(4) This chapter is inapplicable under Section 1981.
(d) Promptly after the filing of a petition under subdivision (a),
the court shall appoint an investigator under Section 1454. The
investigator shall promptly commence a preliminary investigation of
the conservatorship, which focuses on the matters described in
subdivision (f).
(e) The court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to
subdivision (a).
(f) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a
petition filed under subdivision (a) unless any of the following
occurs:
(1) The court determines that transfer of the proceeding would be
contrary to the interests of the conservatee.
(2) The court determines that, under the law of the transferring
state, the conservator is ineligible for appointment in this state.
(3) The court determines that, under the law of this state, the
conservator is ineligible for appointment in this state, and the
transfer petition does not identify a replacement who is willing and
eligible to serve in this state.
(4) The court determines that this chapter is inapplicable under
Section 1981.
(g) If the court issues an order provisionally granting the
petition, the investigator shall promptly commence an investigation
under Section 1851.1.
(h) (1) Not later than 60 days after issuance of an order
provisionally granting the petition, the court shall determine
whether the conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to the
law of this state. The court may take any action necessary to achieve
compliance with the law of this state, including, but not limited
to, striking or modifying any conservator powers that are not
permitted under the law of this state.
(2) At the same time that it makes the determination required by
paragraph (1), the court shall review the conservatorship as provided
in Section 1851.1.
(3) The conformity determination and the review required by this
subdivision shall occur at a hearing, which shall be noticed as
provided in subdivision (b).
(i) (1) The court shall issue a final order accepting the
proceeding and appointing the conservator in this state upon
completion of the conformity determination and review required by
subdivision (h), or upon its receipt from the court from which the
proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under
provisions similar to Section 2001 transferring the proceeding to
this state, whichever occurs later. In appointing a conservator under
this paragraph, the court shall comply with Section 1830.
(2) A transfer to this state does not become effective unless and
until the court issues a final order under paragraph (1). A
conservator may not take action in this state pursuant to a transfer
petition unless and until the transfer becomes effective and all of
the following steps have occurred:
(A) The conservator has taken an oath in accordance with Section
2300.
(B) The conservator has filed the required bond, if any.
(C) The court has provided the information required by Section
1835 to the conservator.
(D) The conservator has filed an acknowledgment of receipt as
required by Section 1834.
(E) The clerk of the court has issued the letters of
conservatorship.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not preclude a person who has been
appointed as a temporary conservator pursuant to Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 2250) from taking action in this state
pursuant to the order establishing the temporary conservatorship.
(4) When a transfer to this state becomes effective, the
conservatorship is subject to the law of this state and shall
thereafter be treated as a conservatorship under the law of this
state. If a law of this state, including, but not limited to, Section
2356.5, mandates compliance with special requirements to exercise a
particular conservatorship power or take a particular step, the
conservator of a transferred conservatorship may not exercise that
power or take that step without first complying with those special
requirements.
(j) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1851.1, Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 1860), Chapter 9 (commencing with Section
2650) of Part 4, and other law, when the court grants a petition
under this section, the court shall recognize a conservatorship order
from the other state, including the determination of the conservatee'
s incapacity and the appointment of the conservator.
(k) The denial by a court of this state of a petition to accept a
conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the
ability of the conservator to seek appointment as conservator in this
state under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1800) of Part 3 if
the court has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by
reason of the provisional order of transfer.