Section 2653 Of Article 1. Removal Of Guardian Or Conservator From California Probate Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The guardian or conservator, the ward or conservatee, the
spouse of the ward or the spouse or registered domestic partner of
the conservatee, any relative or friend of the ward or conservatee,
and any interested person may appear at the hearing and support or
oppose the petition.
(b) If the court determines that cause for removal of the guardian
or conservator exists, the court may remove the guardian or
conservator, revoke the letters of guardianship or conservatorship,
and enter judgment accordingly and, in the case of a guardianship or
conservatorship of the estate, order the guardian or conservator to
file an accounting and to surrender the estate to the person legally
entitled thereto. If the guardian or conservator fails to file the
accounting as ordered, the court may compel the accounting pursuant
to Section 2620.2.
(c) If the court removes the guardian or conservator for cause, as
described in subdivisions (a) to (g), inclusive, of Section 2650 or
Section 2655, both of the following shall apply:
(1) The court shall award the petitioner the costs of the petition
and other expenses and costs of litigation, including attorney's
fees, incurred under this article, unless the court determines that
the guardian or conservator has acted in good faith, based on the
best interests of the ward or conservatee.
(2) The guardian or conservator may not deduct from, or charge to,
the estate his or her costs of litigation, and is personally liable
for those costs and expenses.