Cal. PROB § 1861.5
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 1861.5, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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