When a legal arrangement is made in which one adult is appointed to assist in managing the affairs of another adult, it is a conservatorship. Sometimes, when a judge grants a conservatorship, it is useful at the time, but its usefulness is no longer valid once circumstances change. In this case, it is necessary to go through the process of removing a conservatorship if the situation meets a requirement to remove a conservator. Requirements That […]

A conservatorship is an appointment by a judge of a person who is given the power to make decisions for and act for a person who needs help acting on their own behalf. The individual who serves in this role is called the conservator. The person they are acting for is called the conservatee. Granting a conservatorship is the last resort for a judge when all other options that are less restrictive won’t work. There […]

When someone passes away, the property they own and the money they have that makes up their estate is distributed to their heirs or their beneficiaries according to their will. This can’t happen until the deceased individual’s will or estate has gone through probate. Probate is the legal distribution of the deceased’s estate. To get an idea of how long it can take following California probate for an inheritance to be distributed, you should consider […]