Probate Code section 1861.5

Upon the receipt of a communication from the conservatee that the conservatee wishes to terminate the conservatorship, a court shall appoint counsel for the conservatee and set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship when either of the following conditions apply:

(a)

There has not been a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship within the 12 months preceding the communication from the conservatee.

(b)

The court believes there is good cause to set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship.

Source: Section 1861.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1861.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2023; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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