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California Probate Code

§ 2401

PROB § 2401 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1
(a)The guardian or conservator, or limited conservator to the extent specifically and expressly provided in the appointing court’s order, has the management and control of the estate and, in managing and controlling the estate, shall use ordinary care and diligence. What constitutes use of ordinary care and diligence is determined by all the circumstances of the particular estate.
(b)The guardian or conservator:
(1)Shall exercise a power to the extent that ordinary care and diligence requires that the power be exercised.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 417, Sec. 21. (AB 1194) Effective January 1, 2022.

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