§ 1861.5

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 13. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.

Upon the receipt of a communication from the conservatee that the conservatee wishes to terminate the conservatorship, a court shall appoint counsel for the conservatee and set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship when either of the following conditions apply:

(a)There has not been a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship within the 12 months preceding the communication from the conservatee.
(b)The court believes there is good cause to set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Termination

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