Section 2104 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1.
2104
. (a) A nonprofit charitable corporation may be appointed as a
guardian or conservator of the person or estate, or both, if all of
the following requirements are met:
(1) The corporation is incorporated in this state.
(2) The articles of incorporation specifically authorize the
corporation to accept appointments as guardian or conservator, as the
case may be.
(3) The corporation has been providing, at the time of
appointment, care, counseling, or financial assistance to the
proposed ward or conservatee under the supervision of a registered
social worker certified by the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners
of this state.
(b) The petition for appointment of a nonprofit charitable
corporation described in this section as a guardian or conservator
shall include in the caption the name of a responsible corporate
officer who shall act for the corporation for the purposes of this
division. If, for any reason, the officer so named ceases to act as
the responsible corporate officer for the purposes of this division,
the corporation shall file with the court a notice containing (1) the
name of the successor responsible corporate officer and (2) the date
the successor becomes the responsible corporate officer.
(c) If a nonprofit charitable corporation described in this
section is appointed as a guardian or conservator:
(1) The corporation's compensation as guardian or conservator
shall be allowed only for services actually rendered.
(2) Any fee allowed for an attorney for the corporation shall be
for services actually rendered.