AB 2034, as introduced, Gatto. Conservatorships.
Existing law requires a conservator of a person to be responsible for the care, custody, control, and education of a conservatee, except where the court, in its discretion, limits the powers and duties of the conservator, as specified.
This bill would require a conservator to inform the relatives of a conservatee whenever a conservatee dies or is admitted to a medical facility for acute medical treatment and would require the conservator, in the event of death of the conservatee, to inform the relatives of any funeral arrangements and the location of the conservatee’s final resting place. The bill would also declare the intent of the Legislature to create a procedure that would provide reasonable accommodations for adult children who want to visit their parents when that parent may, or may not, be able to express their desire to see his or her children due to the presence of a caretaker who may not be relaying accurate information to the children from their parent.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature to create a
2procedure that would provide reasonable accommodations for
3adult children who want to visit their parents when that parent
4may, or may not, be able to express their desire to see his or her
5children due to the presence of a caretaker who may not be relaying
6accurate information to the children from their parent.
Section 2361 is added to the Probate Code, to read:
A conservator shall inform relatives of a conservatee, as
9defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1821, whenever a conservatee
10dies or is admitted to a medical facility for acute care. In the case
11of death, a conservator shall inform the relatives of any funeral
12arrangements and the location of the conservatee’s final resting
13place.
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