Section 2252 Of Chapter 3. Temporary Guardians And Conservators From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),
a temporary guardian or temporary conservator has only those powers
and duties of a guardian or conservator that are necessary to provide
for the temporary care, maintenance, and support of the ward or
conservatee and that are necessary to conserve and protect the
property of the ward or conservatee from loss or injury.
(b) Unless the court otherwise orders:
(1) A temporary guardian of the person has the powers and duties
specified in Section 2353 (medical treatment).
(2) A temporary conservator of the person has the powers and
duties specified in Section 2354 (medical treatment).
(3) A temporary guardian of the estate or temporary conservator of
the estate may marshal assets and establish accounts at financial
institutions.
(c) The temporary guardian or temporary conservator has the
additional powers and duties as may be ordered by the court (1) in
the order of appointment or (2) by subsequent order made with or
without notice as the court may require. Notwithstanding subdivision
(e), those additional powers and duties may include relief granted
pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 if
this relief is not requested in a petition for the appointment of a
temporary conservator but is requested in a separate petition.
(d) The terms of any order made under subdivision (b) or (c) shall
be included in the letters of temporary guardianship or
conservatorship.
(e) A temporary conservator is not permitted to sell or
relinquish, on the conservatee's behalf, any lease or estate in real
or personal property used as or within the conservatee's place of
residence without the specific approval of the court. This approval
may be granted only if the conservatee has been served with notice of
the hearing, the notice to be personally delivered to the temporary
conservatee unless the court for good cause otherwise orders, and
only if the court finds that the conservatee will be unable to return
to the residence and exercise dominion over it and that the action
is necessary to avert irreparable harm to the conservatee. The
temporary conservator is not permitted to sell or relinquish on the
conservatee's behalf any estate or interest in other real or personal
property without specific approval of the court, which may be
granted only upon a finding that the action is necessary to avert
irreparable harm to the conservatee. A finding of irreparable harm as
to real property may be based upon a reasonable showing that the
real property is vacant, that it cannot reasonably be rented, and
that it is impossible or impractical to obtain fire or liability
insurance on the property.