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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

(2) Telephone charges including Rule 7.11 Required Educational Program appearances such as Court for Non-Professional Conservators Call (3) Computer research fees a) A conservator who resides outside of (4) Clerical/Secretarial services Imperial County may make (5) Local travel and mileage arrangements to attend a program as (6) Runner services described in Probate Code 1457 at a Superior Court in another county in (c) Discretionary Reimbursement. California where available. The Requests for reimbursement of proposed conservator shall file allowable costs must be supported by written proof of completion of the itemized declarations and are subject educational program at least four to the court’s discretion: court days prior to the hearing. (1) Necessary use of alternative delivery services: i.e., UPS, b) If a proposed conservator fails to Fed-Ex, wire transfer timely provide proof of completion of (2) Long distance telephone the educational program, the court expenses may continue the hearing on the (3) Long distance travel petition for a period long enough to (4) Extraordinary postage and allow completion of the program, copying deny the petition for appointment, or (5) Interpreter and translation make other appropriate orders. services c) This rule does not apply to a trust [Adopted July 1, 2019] company as defined in Probate Code section 83, a public guardian as Rule 7.10 Fees for Conservators and defined in Government Code section Attorneys 27430 et seq., a regional center (a) Petitions for a fee request should be established pursuant to Chapter 5 filed with all accountings. (commencing with section 4620) of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and (b) Fees for court appointed attorneys Institutions Code, a licensed should be requested at the hearing as professional fiduciary as defined in part of the attorney’s report. Probate Code section 60.1, a conservator appointed under Welfare (c) Services rendered by conservators and Institutions Code section 5350 et and their attorneys must be set forth seq., a limited conservator authorized in a detailed statement of the facts to consent to the sterilization of an upon which the fee request is based, adult with a developmental disability including a schedule which states: the pursuant to Probate Code section nature and difficulty of task 1952, or a temporary conservator performed; the results achieved; the appointed pursuant to Probate Code benefits to the conservatee or section 2250 unless otherwise conservatee’s estate; a description of ordered by the court. each separate service performed; the hours spent; and total amount [Adopted January 1, 2017, Rule 7.10 renumbered to 7.11 07/01/19] requested.

[Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 7.8 renumbered to 7.9 01/01/17, Rule 7.9 renumbered to 7.10 07/01/19]

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