§ 1861.5

Upon the receipt of a communication from the conservatee that the conservatee wishes to terminate the conservatorship, a court shall appoint counsel for the conservatee and set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship when either of the following conditions apply:

(a) There has not been a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship within the 12 months preceding the communication from the conservatee.

(b) The court believes there is good cause to set a hearing for the termination of the conservatorship.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 13. (AB 1663) Effective January 1, 2023.)