Probate Code section 1981
(a)
(1)This chapter does not apply to a minor, regardless of whether the minor is or was married.(2)
This chapter does not apply to any proceeding in which a person is appointed to provide personal care or property administration for a minor, including, but not limited to, a guardianship under Part 2 (commencing with Section 1500).(b)
This chapter does not apply to any proceeding in which a person is involuntarily committed to a mental health facility or subjected to other involuntary mental health care, including, but not limited to, any of the following proceedings or any proceeding that is similar in substance:(1)
A proceeding under Section 1026 to 1027, inclusive, of the Penal Code.(2)
A proceeding under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(3)
A proceeding under Article 4 (commencing with Section 2960) of Chapter 7 of Title 1 of Part 3 of the Penal Code.(4)
A proceeding under Article 6 (commencing with Section 1800) of Chapter 1 of Division 2.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(5)
A proceeding under Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which is also known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.(6)
A proceeding under Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(7)
A proceeding under Article 4 (commencing with Section 6600) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(c)
Article 3 (commencing with Section 2001) does not apply to an adult with a developmental disability, or to any proceeding in which a person is appointed to provide personal care or property administration for an adult with a developmental disability, including, but not limited to, the following types of proceedings:(1)
A proceeding under Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 416) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code.(2)
A limited conservatorship under subdivision (d) of Section 1801.(3)
A proceeding under Section 4825 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(4)
A proceeding under Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(d)
Application of this chapter to a conservatee with major neurocognitive disorder is subject to the express limitations of Section 2002 and 2016, as well as the other requirements of this chapter.
Source:
Section 1981, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1981. (accessed May 12, 2025).