Prob. Code, § 1810 · Article 2. Order of Preference for Appointment of Conservator
Prob. Code, § 1810
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the proposed conservatee has sufficient capacity at the time to form an intelligent preference, the proposed conservatee may nominate a conservator in the petition or in a writing signed either before or after the petition is filed. The court shall appoint the nominee as conservator unless the court finds that the appointment of the nominee is not in the best interests of the proposed conservatee.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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