Section 2352 Of Chapter 5. Powers And Duties Of Guardian Or Conservator Of The Person From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
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. (a) The guardian may establish the residence of the ward at
any place within this state without the permission of the court. The
guardian shall select the least restrictive appropriate residence
that is available and necessary to meet the needs of the ward, and
that is in the best interests of the ward.
(b) The conservator may establish the residence of the conservatee
at any place within this state without the permission of the court.
The conservator shall select the least restrictive appropriate
residence, as described in Section 2352.5, that is available and
necessary to meet the needs of the conservatee, and that is in the
best interests of the conservatee.
(c) If permission of the court is first obtained, a guardian or
conservator may establish the residence of a ward or conservatee at a
place not within this state. Notice of the hearing on the petition
to establish the residence of the ward or conservatee out of state,
together with a copy of the petition, shall be given in the manner
required by subdivision (a) of Section 1460 to all persons entitled
to notice under subdivision (b) of Section 1511 or subdivision (b) of
Section 1822.
(d) (1) An order under subdivision (c) relating to a ward shall
require the guardian either to return the ward to this state, or to
cause a guardianship proceeding or its equivalent to be commenced in
the place of the new residence, when the ward has resided in the
place of new residence for a period of four months or a longer or
shorter period specified in the order.
(2) An order under subdivision (c) relating to a conservatee shall
require the conservator to do one of the following when the
conservatee has resided in the other state for a period of four
months or a longer or shorter period specified in the order:
(A) Return the conservatee to this state.
(B) Petition for transfer of the conservatorship to the other
state under Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) of Chapter 8 of
Part 3 and corresponding law of the other state.
(C) Cause a conservatorship proceeding or its equivalent to be
commenced in the other state.
(e) (1) The guardian or conservator shall file a notice of change
of residence with the court within 30 days of the date of the change.
The guardian or conservator shall include in the notice of change of
residence a declaration stating that the ward's or conservatee's
change of residence is consistent with the standard described in
subdivision (b).
(2) The guardian or conservator shall mail a copy of the notice to
all persons entitled to notice under subdivision (b) of Section 1511
or subdivision (b) of Section 1822 and shall file proof of service
of the notice with the court. The court may, for good cause, waive
the mailing requirement pursuant to this paragraph in order to
prevent harm to the conservatee or ward.
(3) If the guardian or conservator proposes to remove the ward or
conservatee from his or her personal residence, except as provided by
subdivision (c), the guardian or conservator shall mail a notice of
his or her intention to change the residence of the ward or
conservatee to all persons entitled to notice under subdivision (b)
of Section 1511 and subdivision (b) of Section 1822. In the absence
of an emergency, that notice shall be mailed at least 15 days before
the proposed removal of the ward or conservatee from his or her
personal residence. If the notice is served less than 15 days prior
to the proposed removal of the ward or conservatee, the guardian or
conservator shall set forth the basis for the emergency in the
notice. The guardian or conservator shall file proof of service of
that notice with the court.
(f) This section does not apply where the court has made an order
under Section 2351 pursuant to which the conservatee retains the
right to establish his or her own residence.
(g) As used in this section, "guardian" or "conservator" includes
a proposed guardian or proposed conservator and "ward" or
"conservatee" includes a proposed ward or proposed conservatee.
(h) This section does not apply to a person with developmental
disabilities for whom the Director of Developmental Services or a
regional center, established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 4620) of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
acts as the conservator.