California Probate Code

§ 2356.5

PROB § 2356.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1)That a person with a major neurocognitive disorder, as defined in the last published edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, should have a conservatorship to serve the person’s unique and special needs.

(2)That, by adding powers to the probate conservatorship for people with major neurocognitive disorders, their unique and special needs can be met. This will reduce costs to the conservatee and the family of the conservatee, reduce costly administration by state and county government, and safeguard the basic dignity and rights of the conservatee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 420, Sec. 41. (AB 2960) Effective January 1, 2023.