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CA Prob Code § 2462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2462.

2462.  Subject to Section 2463, unless another person is appointed for that purpose, the guardian or conservator may:(a) Commence and maintain actions and proceedings for the benefit of the ward or conservatee or the estate.(b) Defend actions and proceedings against the ward or conservatee, the guardian or conservator, or the estate.(c) File a petition commencing a case under Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy) on behalf of the ward or conservatee.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2463 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2463.

2463.  (a) The guardian or conservator may bring an action against the other cotenants for partition of any property in which the ward or conservatee has an undivided interest if the court has first made an order authorizing the guardian or conservator to do so. The court may make such an order ex parte on a petition filed by the guardian or conservator.(b) The guardian or conservator may consent and agree, without an action, to a partition of the property and to the part to be set off to the estate, and may execute deeds or conveyances to the owners of the remaining interests of the parts to which they may be respectively entitled, if the court has made an order under Article 5 (commencing with Section 2500) authorizing the guardian or conservator to do so.(c) If the ward or conservatee, or the guardian or conservator as such, is made a defendant in a partition action, the guardian or conservator may defend the action without authorization of the court.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2464 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2464.

2464.  (a) If it is to the advantage of the estate to accept a deed to property which is subject to a mortgage or deed of trust in lieu of foreclosure of the mortgage or sale under the deed of trust, the guardian or conservator may, after authorization by order of the court and upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the court, accept a deed conveying the property to the ward or conservatee.(b) To obtain an order under this section, the guardian or conservator shall file a petition showing the advantage to the estate of accepting the deed. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.(c) The court shall make an order under this section only if the advantage to the estate of accepting the deed is shown by clear and convincing evidence.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2465.

2465.  The guardian or conservator may dispose of or abandon valueless property.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2466 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2466.

2466.  The guardian or conservator may advance the guardian’s or conservator’s own funds for the benefit of the ward or conservatee or the estate and may reimburse the advance out of the income and principal of the estate first available. With court authorization or approval, interest on the amount advanced may be allowed at the legal rate payable on judgments.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2467 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2467.

2467.  (a) The guardian or conservator continues to have the duty of custody and conservation of the estate after the death of the ward or conservatee pending the delivery thereof to the personal representative of the ward’s or conservatee’s estate or other disposition according to law.(b) The guardian or conservator has such powers as are granted to a guardian or conservator under this division as are necessary for the performance of the duty imposed by subdivision (a).(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2500.

2500.  (a) Unless this article or some other applicable statute requires court authorization or approval, if it is to the advantage of the estate, the guardian or conservator may do any of the following without court authorization, instruction, approval, or confirmation:(1) Compromise or settle a claim, action, or proceeding by or for the benefit of, or against, the ward or conservatee, the guardian or conservator, or the estate, including the giving of a covenant not to sue.(2) Extend, renew, or in any manner modify the terms of an obligation owing to or running in favor of the ward or conservatee or the estate.(b) Nothing in this section precludes the guardian or conservator from seeking court authorization, instructions, approval, or confirmation pursuant to Section 2403.(c) Upon petition of the ward or conservatee, a creditor, or any interested person, or upon the court’s own motion, the court may limit the authority of the guardian or conservator under subdivision (a). Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2501.

2501.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), court approval is required for a compromise, settlement, extension, renewal, or modification which affects any of the following:(1) Title to real property.(2) An interest in real property or a lien or encumbrance on real property.(3) An option to purchase real property or an interest in real property.(b) If it is to the advantage of the estate, the guardian or conservator without prior court approval may extend, renew, or modify a lease of real property in either of the following cases:(1) Where under the lease as extended, renewed, or modified the rental does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) a month and the term does not exceed two years.(2) Where the lease is from month to month, regardless of the amount of the rental.(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), if the lease as extended, renewed, or modified gives the lessee the right to extend the term of the lease, the length of the term shall be considered as though the right to extend had been exercised.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 710, Sec. 10. Operative July 1, 1991, by Sec. 48 of Ch. 710.)
CA Prob Code § 2502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2502.

2502.  Court approval is required for a compromise or settlement of a matter when the transaction requires the transfer or encumbrance of property of the estate, or the creation of an unsecured liability of the estate, or both, in an amount or value in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2503.

2503.  Court approval is required for any of the following:(a) A compromise or settlement of a claim by the ward or conservatee against the guardian or conservator or against the attorney for the guardian or conservator, whether or not the claim arises out of the administration of the estate.(b) An extension, renewal, or modification of the terms of a debt or similar obligation of the guardian or conservator, or of the attorney for the guardian or conservator, owing to or running in favor of the ward or conservatee or the estate.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2504.

2504.  Court approval is required for the compromise or settlement of any of the following:(a) A claim for the support, maintenance, or education of (1) the ward or conservatee, or (2) a person whom the ward or conservatee is legally obligated to support, maintain, or educate, against any other person (including, but not limited to, the spouse or parent of the ward or the spouse, domestic partner, parent, or adult child of the conservatee).(b) A claim of the ward or conservatee for wrongful death.(c) A claim of the ward or conservatee for physical or nonphysical harm to the person.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 893, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 2505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2505.

2505.  (a) Subject to subdivision (c), where the claim or matter is the subject of a pending action or proceeding, the court approval required by this article shall be obtained from the court in which the action or proceeding is pending.(b) Where the claim or matter is not the subject of a pending action or proceeding, the court approval required by this article shall be obtained from one of the following:(1) The court in which the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending.(2) The superior court of the county where the ward or conservatee or guardian or conservator resides at the time the petition for approval is filed.(3) The superior court of any county where a suit on the claim or matter properly could be brought.(c) Where the claim or matter is the subject of a pending action or proceeding that is not brought in a court of this state, court approval required by this article shall be obtained from either of the following:(1) The court in which the action or proceeding is pending.(2) The court in which the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending.(d) (1) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to a conservatorship that is registered in this state pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 2011) of Chapter 8 of Part 3.(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), when a conservatorship is registered in this state pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 2011) of Chapter 8 of Part 3, the court approval required by this article shall be obtained in accordance with Section 2016.(3) Notwithstanding Section 2016, when a conservatorship is registered in this state pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 2011) of Chapter 8 of Part 3, and the claim or matter in question is the subject of a pending action or proceeding that is not brought in a court of this state, the court approval required by this article may be obtained from the court in which the action or proceeding is pending.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 25. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2015. Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.)
CA Prob Code § 2506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2506.

2506.  Where approval of the court in which the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending is required under this article, the guardian or conservator shall file a petition with the court showing the advantage of the compromise, settlement, extension, renewal, or modification to the ward or conservatee and the estate. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 5 - Compromise of Claims and Actions; Extension, Renewal, or Modification of Obligations|Section 2507.

2507.  Notwithstanding Sections 2500 to 2506, inclusive:(a) Whenever another statute requires, provides a procedure for, or dispenses with court approval of a compromise, settlement, extension, renewal, or modification, the provisions of that statute govern any case to which that statute applies.(b) Whenever another statute provides that a compromise or settlement of an administrative proceeding is not valid unless approved in such proceeding, the approval is governed by that statute, and approval in the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is not required.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 7 - Sales|Section 2540.

2540.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2544 and 2545, and except for the sale of a conservatee’s present or former personal residence as set forth in subdivision (b), sales of real or personal property of the estate under this article are subject to authorization, confirmation, or direction of the court, as provided in this article.(b) In seeking authorization to sell a conservatee’s present or former personal residence, the conservator shall notify the court that the present or former personal residence is proposed to be sold and that the conservator has discussed the proposed sale with the conservatee. The conservator shall inform the court whether the conservatee supports or is opposed to the proposed sale and shall describe the circumstances that necessitate the proposed sale, including whether the conservatee has the ability to live in the personal residence and why other alternatives, including, but not limited to, in-home care services, are not available. The court, in its discretion, may require the court investigator to discuss the proposed sale with the conservatee.(c) Notice under subdivision (b) shall be provided to the court before the conservator commits any significant resources to the proposed sale of the residence, unless the conservator can establish that either the conservatee has the capacity to consent and unequivocally consents to the sale, or there are exigent circumstances that require the conservator to commit resources to the sale prior to court approval.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 847, Sec. 2. (SB 303) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Prob Code § 2541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 7 - Sales|Section 2541.

2541.  The guardian or conservator may sell real or personal property of the estate in any of the following cases:(a)  If the income of the estate is insufficient for the comfortable and suitable support, maintenance, and education of the ward or conservatee (including care, treatment, and support of the ward or conservatee if a patient in a state hospital under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals or the State Department of Developmental Services) or of those legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the ward or conservatee.(b)  If the sale is necessary to pay the debts referred to in Sections 2430 and 2431.(c)  If the sale is for the advantage, benefit, and best interest of (1) the ward or conservatee, (2) the estate, or (3) the ward or conservatee and those legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the ward or conservatee.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 45. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 2541.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 7 - Sales|Section 2541.5.

2541.5.  Notwithstanding Section 2541, the court may authorize a conservator to sell a conservatee’s present or former personal residence only if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the conservator demonstrated a compelling need to sell the residence for the benefit of the conservatee.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 847, Sec. 3. (SB 303) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Prob Code § 2542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 7 - Sales|Section 2542.

2542.  (a) All sales shall be for cash or for part cash and part deferred payments. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2544 and 2545, the terms of sale are subject to the approval of the court.(b) If real property is sold for part deferred payments, the guardian or conservator shall take the note of the purchaser for the unpaid portion of the purchase money, with a mortgage or deed of trust on the property to secure payment of the note. The mortgage or deed of trust shall be subject only to encumbrances existing at the date of sale and such other encumbrances as the court may approve.(c) If real or personal property of the estate sold for part deferred payments consists of an undivided interest, a joint tenancy interest, or any other interest less than the entire ownership, and the owner or owners of the remaining interests in the property join in the sale, the note and deed of trust or mortgage may be made to the ward or conservatee and the other owner or owners.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4 - GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS|PART 4 - PROVISIONS COMMON TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of Guardian or Conservator of the Estate|ARTICLE 7 - Sales|Section 2543.

2543.  (a) If estate property is required or permitted to be sold, the guardian or conservator may:(1) Use discretion as to which property to sell first.(2) Sell the entire interest of the estate in the property or any lesser interest therein.(3) Sell the property either at public auction or private sale.(b) Subject to Section 1469, unless otherwise specifically provided in this article, all proceedings concerning sales by guardians or conservators, publishing and posting notice of sale, reappraisal for sale, minimum offer price for the property, reselling the property, report of sale and petition for confirmation of sale, and notice and hearing of that petition, making orders authorizing sales, rejecting or confirming sales and reports of sales, ordering and making conveyances of property sold, and allowance of commissions, shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the provisions of this code concerning sales by a personal representative, including, but not limited to, Articles 6 (commencing with Section 10300), 7 (commencing with Section 10350), 8 (commencing with Section 10360), and 9 (commencing with Section 10380) of Chapter 18 of Part 5 of Division 7. The provisions concerning sales by a personal representative as described in the Independent Administration of Estates Act, Part 6 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 7 shall not apply to this subdivision.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10309, if the last appraisal of the conservatee’s personal residence was conducted more than six months prior to the confirmation hearing, a new appraisal shall be required prior to the confirmation hearing, unless the court finds that it is in the best interests of the conservatee to rely on an appraisal of the personal residence that was conducted not more than one year prior to the confirmation hearing.(d) The clerk of the court shall cause notice to be posted pursuant to subdivision (b) only in the following cases:(1) If posting of notice of hearing is required on a petition for the confirmation of a sale of real or personal property of the estate.(2) If posting of notice of a sale governed by Section 10250 (sales of personal property) is required or authorized.(3) If posting of notice is ordered by the court.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 553, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2008.)