California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15657.03

WIC § 15657.03 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 11 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

(a)(1) An elder or dependent adult who has suffered abuse, as defined in Section 15610.07, may seek protective orders as provided in this section.

(2)(A) A petition may be brought on behalf of an abused elder or dependent adult by a conservator or a trustee of the elder or dependent adult, an attorney-in-fact of an elder or dependent adult who acts within the authority of a power of attorney, a person appointed as a guardian ad litem for the elder or dependent adult, or other person legally authorized to seek the relief.

(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), if the petition alleges abuse of an elder or dependent adult in the form of isolation, the term “other person legally authorized to seek the relief” as used in subparagraph (A) includes an interested party as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 267, Sec. 5. (AB 561) Effective January 1, 2026.