Section 2586 Of Article 10. Substituted Judgment From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 10.
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. (a) As used in this section, "estate plan of the conservatee"
includes, but is not limited to, the conservatee's will, any trust
of which the conservatee is the settlor or beneficiary, any power of
appointment created by or exercisable by the conservatee, and any
contract, transfer, or joint ownership arrangement with provisions
for payment or transfer of benefits or interests at the conservatee's
death to another or others which the conservatee may have
originated.
(b) Notwithstanding Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of
Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code (lawyer-client
privilege), the court, in its discretion, may order that any person
having possession of any document constituting all or part of the
estate plan of the conservatee shall deliver the document to the
court for examination by the court, and, in the discretion of the
court, by the attorneys for the persons who have appeared in the
proceedings under this article, in connection with the petition filed
under this article.
(c) Unless the court otherwise orders, no person who examines any
document produced pursuant to an order under this section shall
disclose the contents of the document to any other person. If that
disclosure is made, the court may adjudge the person making the
disclosure to be in contempt of court.
(d) For good cause, the court may order that a document
constituting all or part of the estate plan of the conservatee,
whether or not produced pursuant to an order under this section,
shall be delivered for safekeeping to the custodian designated by the
court. The court may impose those conditions it determines are
appropriate for holding and safeguarding the document. The court may
authorize the conservator to take any action a depositor may take
under Part 15 (commencing with Section 700) of Division 2.
