Legal Question in Family Law in California
Incompetant
What are the criteria for and what is the process of declaring a family member who is an adult incompetant and placing them in the needed care facility?
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Re: Incompetant
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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --
It is called a Conservatorship. The process is intiated by filing a Petition in Probate Court.
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