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CA Prob Code § 2421 (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 2 - Support and Maintenance of Ward or Conservatee and Dependents|Section 2421.

2421.  (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator or the ward or conservatee, the court may authorize the guardian or conservator to pay to the ward or conservatee out of the estate a reasonable allowance for the personal use of the ward or conservatee. The allowance shall be in such amount as the court may determine to be for the best interests of the ward or conservatee.(b) 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 guardian or conservator is not required to account for such allowance other than to establish that it has been paid to the ward or conservatee. The funds so paid are subject to the sole control of the ward or conservatee.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2422 (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 2 - Support and Maintenance of Ward or Conservatee and Dependents|Section 2422.

2422.  (a) Upon petition of the guardian or conservator, the ward or conservatee, or any other interested person, the court may for good cause order the ward or conservatee to be wholly or partially supported, maintained, or educated out of the estate notwithstanding the existence of a third party legally obligated to provide such support, maintenance, or education. Such order may be made for a limited period of time. If not so limited, it continues in effect until modified or revoked.(b) 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 § 2423 (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 2 - Support and Maintenance of Ward or Conservatee and Dependents|Section 2423.

2423.  (a) Upon petition of the conservator, the conservatee, the spouse or domestic partner of the conservatee, or a relative within the second degree of the conservatee, the court may by order authorize or direct the conservator to pay and distribute surplus income of the estate or any part of the surplus income (not used for the support, maintenance, and education of the conservatee and of those legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the conservatee) to the spouse or domestic partner of the conservatee and to relatives within the second degree of the conservatee whom the conservatee would, in the judgment of the court, have aided but for the existence of the conservatorship. The court in ordering payments under this section may impose conditions if the court determines that the conservatee would have imposed the conditions if the conservatee had the capacity to act.(b) The granting of the order and the amounts and proportions of the payments are discretionary with the court, but the court shall consider all of the following:(1) The amount of surplus income available after adequate provision has been made for the comfortable and suitable support, maintenance, and education of the conservatee and of those legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the conservatee.(2) The circumstances and condition of life to which the conservatee and the spouse or domestic partner and relatives have been accustomed.(3) The amount that the conservatee would in the judgment of the court have allowed the spouse or domestic partner and relatives but for the existence of the conservatorship.(c) 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.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 893, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 2430 (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 3 - Payment of Debts and Expenses|Section 2430.

2430.  (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the guardian or conservator shall pay the following from any principal and income of the estate:(1) The debts incurred by the ward or conservatee before creation of the guardianship or conservatorship, giving priority to the debts described in Section 2431 to the extent required by that section.(2) The debts incurred by the ward or conservatee during the guardianship or conservatorship to provide the necessaries of life to the ward or conservatee, and to the spouse and minor children of the ward or conservatee, to the extent the debt is reasonable. Also, the debts reasonably incurred by the conservatee during the conservatorship to provide the basic living expenses, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, to the domestic partner of the conservatee. The guardian or conservator may deduct the amount of any payments for these debts from any allowance otherwise payable to the ward or conservatee.(3) In the case of a conservatorship, any other debt incurred by the conservatee during the conservatorship only if the debt satisfies the requirements of any order made under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1870) of Part 3.(4) The reasonable expenses incurred in the collection, care, and administration of the estate, but court authorization is required for payment of compensation to any of the following:(A) The guardian or conservator of the person or estate or both.(B) An attorney for the guardian or conservator of the person or estate or both.(C) An attorney for the ward or conservatee.(D) An attorney for the estate.(E) The public guardian for the costs and fee under Section 2902.(b) The payments provided for by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) are not required to be made to the extent the payments would impair the ability to provide the necessaries of life to the conservatee and the spouse and minor children of the conservatee and to provide the basic living expenses, as defined in Section 297 of the Family Code, of the domestic partner of the conservatee.(c) The guardian or conservator may petition the court under Section 2403 for instructions when there is doubt whether a debt should be paid under this section.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 893, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Prob Code § 2431 (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 3 - Payment of Debts and Expenses|Section 2431.

2431.  (a) Subject to subdivision (d), the guardian or conservator may petition the court under Section 2403 for instructions when there is doubt whether a wage claim should be paid under this section.(b) The guardian or conservator shall promptly pay wage claims for work done or services rendered for the ward or conservatee within 30 days prior to the date the petition for appointment of the guardian or conservator was filed. The payments made pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed nine hundred dollars ($900) to each claimant. If there is insufficient money to pay all the claims described in this subdivision up to nine hundred dollars ($900), the money available shall be distributed among such claimants in proportion to the amount of their respective claims.(c) After the payments referred to in subdivision (b) have been made, the guardian or conservator shall pay wage claims for work done or services rendered for the ward or conservatee within 90 days prior to the date the petition for appointment of the guardian or conservator was filed, excluding the claims described in subdivision (b). The payments made pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) to each claimant. If there is insufficient money to pay all the claims described in this subdivision up to one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100), the money available shall be distributed among such claimants in proportion to the amounts of their respective claims.(d) The guardian or conservator may require sworn claims to be presented. If there is reasonable cause to believe that the claim is not valid, the guardian or conservator may refuse to pay the claim in whole or in part but shall pay any part thereof that is not disputed without prejudice to the claimant’s rights as to the balance of the claim. The guardian or conservator shall withhold sufficient money to cover the disputed portion until the claimant has had a reasonable opportunity to establish the validity of the claim by bringing an action, either in the claimant’s own name or through an assignee, against the guardian or conservator.(e) If the guardian or conservator neglects or refuses to pay all or any portion of a claim which is not in dispute, the court shall order the guardian or conservator to do so upon the informal application of any wage claimant or the assignee or legal representative of such claimant.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2450 (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 2450.

2450.  (a) Unless this article specifically provides a proceeding to obtain court authorization or requires court authorization, the powers and duties set forth in this article may be exercised or performed by the guardian or conservator without court authorization, instruction, approval, or confirmation. Nothing in this subdivision precludes the guardian or conservator from seeking court authorization, instructions, approval, or confirmation pursuant to Section 2403.(b) Upon petition of the ward or conservatee, a creditor, or any other interested person, or upon the court’s own motion, the court may limit the authority of the guardian or conservator under subdivision (a) as to a particular power or duty or as to particular powers or duties. Notice of the hearing on a petition under this subdivision 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 § 2451 (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 2451.

2451.  The guardian or conservator may collect debts and benefits due to the ward or conservatee and the estate.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2451.5 (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 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2451.5.

2451.5.  The guardian or conservator may do any of the following:(a) Contract for the guardianship or conservatorship, perform outstanding contracts, and, thereby, bind the estate.(b) Purchase tangible personal property.(c) Subject to the provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2640), employ an attorney to advise and represent the guardian or conservator in all matters, including the conservatorship proceeding and all other actions or proceedings.(d) Employ and pay the expense of accountants, investment advisers, agents, depositaries, and employees.(e) Operate for a period of 45 days after the issuance of the letters of guardianship or conservatorship, at the risk of the estate, a business, farm, or enterprise constituting an asset of the estate.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 553, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Prob Code § 2452 (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 2452.

2452.  (a) The guardian or conservator may endorse and cash or deposit any checks, warrants, or drafts payable to the ward or conservatee which constitute property of the estate.(b) If it appears likely that the estate will satisfy the conditions of subdivision (b) of Section 2628, the court may order that the guardian or conservator be the designated payee for public assistance payments received pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 11000) or Part 4 (commencing with Section 16000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2453 (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 2453.

2453.  The guardian or conservator may deposit money belonging to the estate in an insured account in a financial institution in this state. Unless otherwise provided by court order, the money deposited under this section may be withdrawn without order of court.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2453.5 (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 4 - Estate Management Powers Generally|Section 2453.5.

2453.5.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), where a trust company is a guardian or conservator and in the exercise of reasonable judgment deposits money of the estate in an account in any department of the corporation or association of which it is a part, it is chargeable with interest thereon at the rate of interest prevailing among banks of the locality on such deposits.(b) Where it is to the advantage of the estate, the amount of cash that is reasonably necessary for orderly administration of the estate may be deposited in a checking account that does not bear interest which is maintained in a department of the corporation or association of which the trust company is a party.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2454 (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 2454.

2454.  The guardian or conservator may deposit personal property of the estate with a trust company for safekeeping. Unless otherwise provided by court order, the personal property may be withdrawn without order of court.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2455 (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 2455.

2455.  (a) A trust company serving as guardian or conservator may deposit securities that constitute all or part of the estate in a securities depository as provided in Section 775 of the Financial Code.(b) If the securities have been deposited with a trust company pursuant to Section 2328 or Section 2454, the trust company may deposit the securities in a securities depository as provided in Section 775 of the Financial Code.(c) The securities depository may hold securities deposited with it in the manner authorized by Section 775 of the Financial Code.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2456 (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 2456.

2456.  (a) Upon application of the guardian or conservator, the court may, with or without notice, order that money or other personal property be deposited pursuant to Section 2453 or 2454, and be subject to withdrawal only upon authorization of the court.(b) The guardian or conservator shall deliver a copy of the court order to the financial institution or trust company at the time the deposit is made.(c) No financial institution or trust company accepting a deposit pursuant to Section 2453 or 2454 is on notice of the existence of an order that the money or other property is subject to withdrawal only upon authorization of the court unless it has actual notice of the order.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2457 (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 2457.

2457.  The guardian or conservator may maintain in good condition and repair the home or other dwelling of either or both of the following:(a) The ward or conservatee.(b) The persons legally entitled to such maintenance and repair from the ward or conservatee.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2458 (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 2458.

2458.  With respect to a share of stock of a domestic or foreign corporation held in the estate, a membership in a nonprofit corporation held in the estate, or other property held in the estate, a guardian or conservator may do any one or more of the following:(a) Vote in person, and give proxies to exercise, any voting rights with respect to the share, membership, or other property.(b) Waive notice of a meeting or give consent to the holding of a meeting.(c) Authorize, ratify, approve, or confirm any action which could be taken by shareholders, members, or property owners.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2459 (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 2459.

2459.  (a) The guardian or conservator may obtain, continue, renew, modify, terminate, or otherwise deal in any of the following for the purpose of providing protection to the ward or conservatee or a person legally entitled to support from the ward or conservatee:(1) Medical, hospital, and other health care policies, plans, or benefits.(2) Disability policies, plans, or benefits.(b) The conservator may continue in force any of the following in which the conservatee, or a person legally entitled to support, maintenance, or education from the conservatee, has or will have an interest:(1) Life insurance policies, plans, or benefits.(2) Annuity policies, plans, or benefits.(3) Mutual fund and other dividend reinvestment plans.(4) Retirement, profit-sharing, and employee welfare plans or benefits.(c) The right to elect benefit or payment options, to terminate, to change beneficiaries or ownership, to assign rights, to borrow, or to receive cash value in return for a surrender of rights, or to take similar actions under any of the policies, plans, or benefits described in subdivision (b) may be exercised by the conservator only after authorization or direction by order of the court, except as permitted in Section 2544.5. To obtain such an order, the conservator or other interested person shall petition under Article 10 (commencing with Section 2580).(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), unless the court otherwise orders, the conservator without authorization of the court may borrow on the loan value of an insurance policy to pay the current premiums to keep the policy in force if the conservatee followed that practice prior to the establishment of the conservatorship.(e) The guardian may give the consent provided in Section 10112 of the Insurance Code without authorization of the court, but the guardian may use funds of the guardianship estate to effect or maintain in force a contract entered into by the ward under Section 10112 of the Insurance Code only after authorization by order of the court. To obtain such an order, the guardian, the ward, or any other interested person shall file a petition showing that it is in the best interest of the ward or of the guardianship estate to do so. 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.(f) Nothing in this section limits the power of the guardian or conservator to make investments as otherwise authorized by this division.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 86, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Prob Code § 2460 (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 2460.

2460.  The guardian or conservator may insure:(a) Property of the estate against loss or damage.(b) The ward or conservatee, the guardian or conservator, and all or any part of the estate against liability to third persons.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
CA Prob Code § 2461 (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 2461.

2461.  (a) The guardian or conservator may prepare, execute, and file tax returns for the ward or conservatee and for the estate and may exercise options and elections and claim exemptions for the ward or conservatee and for the estate under the applicable tax laws.(b) Notwithstanding Section 2502, the guardian or conservator may pay, contest, and compromise taxes, penalties, and assessments upon the property of the estate and income and other taxes payable or claimed to be payable by the ward or conservatee or the estate.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)