Section 2614.5 Of Article 2. Inventory And Appraisal Of Estate From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.
2614.5
. (a) If the guardian or conservator fails to file an
inventory and appraisal within the time allowed by law or by court
order, upon request of the ward or conservatee, the spouse of the
ward or the spouse or domestic partner of the conservatee, any
relative or friend of the ward or conservatee, or any interested
person, the court shall order the guardian or conservator to file the
inventory and appraisal within the time prescribed in the order or
to show cause why the guardian or conservator should not be removed.
The person who requested the order shall serve it upon the guardian
or conservator in the manner provided in Section 415.10 or 415.30 of
the Code of Civil Procedure or in a manner as is ordered by the
court.
(b) If the guardian or conservator fails to file the inventory and
appraisal as required by the order within the time prescribed in the
order, unless good cause is shown for not doing so, the court, on
its own motion or on petition, may remove the guardian or
conservator, revoke the letters of guardianship or conservatorship,
and enter judgment accordingly, and order the guardian or conservator
to file an account and to surrender the estate to the person legally
entitled thereto.
(c) The procedure provided in this section is optional and does
not preclude the use of any other remedy or sanction when an
inventory and appraisal is not timely filed.