Santa Barbara — SC-6033

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA FOR COURT USE ONLY STREET ADDRESS: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY AND ZIP CODE: BRANCH NAME:

CONSERVATORSHIP OF:

CASE NUMBER:
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL FOR CONSERVATEE

1. is appointed as counsel for the proposed conservatee or
conservatee in the above-captioned matter to represent him or her as described in Local Rule
1714(h)(2).

In particular, counsel is directed to address the matters identified in Attachment 1.

The court directs that a written report be submitted on or before_______________.

2. The court appoints legal counsel based on the following:

a. Petitioner is seeking dementia powers over the proposed conservatee. (Prob. Code,
§ 2356.5.)

b. The court determines that proposed conservatee or conservatee is not otherwise
represented by counsel and that the appointment would be helpful to the resolution of
the matter or is necessary to protect his or her interests. (Prob. Code, § 1470, subd.
(a).)

c. The proposed conservatee or conservatee is unable to retain legal counsel and
requests the appointment of counsel to assist in one of the following proceedings:

A proceeding to establish a conservatorship or to appoint a conservator;
A proceeding to terminate a conservatorship;
A proceeding to remove the conservator;
A proceeding for a court order affecting the legal capacity of conservatee; or
A proceeding to obtain an order authorizing removal of a temporary
conservatee from the temporary conservatee’s place of residence. (Prob.
Code, § 1471.)

d. Based on information contained in the court investigator’s report or obtained from
another source, the court determines that the appointment would be helpful to the
resolution of the matter or is necessary to protect the interests of the conservatee or
proposed conservatee. (Prob. Code, § 1471, subd. (b).)

e. Petitioner seeks to establish a limited conservatorship. (Prob. Code, § 1471, subd.
(c).)

Optional Form SC-6033 [Adopted 1/1/2013] ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL Probate Code § 1470 et. seq. FOR CONSERVATEE

CONSERVATORSHIP OF: CASE NUMBER:

3. All counsel involved in the conservatorship proceeding are ordered to “meet and confer” in person or by telephone within 48 hours of the appointment. (Local Rule 1714 (h).)

4. The appointment is effective until the court has discharged appointed counsel.

Dated: Judge of the Superior Court

Optional Form SC-6033 [Adopted 1/1/2013] ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL Probate Code § 1470 et. seq. FOR CONSERVATEE CLEAR FIELDS PRINT FORM