SECTIONS 1460-1469 - California Statutes

PROBATE CODE

SECTION 1460-1469

1460. (a) Subject to Sections 1202 and 1203, if notice of hearing
is required under this division but the applicable provision does not
fix the manner of giving notice of hearing, the notice of the time
and place of the hearing shall be given at least 15 days before the
day of the hearing as provided in this section.
(b) Subject to subdivision (e), the petitioner, who includes for
the purposes of this section a person filing a petition, report, or
account, shall cause the notice of hearing to be mailed to each of
the following persons:
(1) The guardian or conservator.
(2) The ward or the conservatee.
(3) The spouse of the ward or conservatee, if the ward or
conservatee has a spouse, or the domestic partner of the conservatee,
if the conservatee has a domestic partner.
(4) Any person who has requested special notice of the matter, as
provided in Section 2700.
(5) For any hearing on a petition to terminate a guardianship, to
accept the resignation of, or to remove the guardian, the persons
described in subdivision (c) of Section 1510.
(6) For any hearing on a petition to terminate a conservatorship,
to accept the resignation of, or to remove the conservator, the
persons described in subdivision (b) of Section 1821.
(c) The clerk of the court shall cause the notice of the hearing
to be posted as provided in Section 1230 if the posting is required
by subdivision (c) of Section 2543.
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (e), nothing in this section
excuses compliance with the requirements for notice to a person who
has requested special notice pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with
Section 2700) of Part 4.
(e) The court for good cause may dispense with the notice
otherwise required to be given to a person as provided in this
section.

1460.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, no
notice is required to be given to any child under the age of 12 years
if the court determines either of the following:
(a) Notice was properly given to a parent, guardian, or other
person having legal custody of the minor, with whom the minor
resides.
(b) The petition is brought by a parent, guardian, or other person
having legal custody of the minor, with whom the minor resides.

1460.2. (a) If the court or petitioner knows or has reason to know
that the proposed ward or conservatee may be an Indian child, notice
shall comply with subdivision (b) in any case in which the Indian
Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.) applies, as specified
in Section 1459.5.
(b) Any notice sent under this section shall be sent to the minor'
s parent or legal guardian, Indian custodian, if any, and the Indian
child's tribe, and shall comply with all of the following
requirements:
(1) Notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail with
return receipt requested. Additional notice by first-class mail is
recommended, but not required.
(2) Notice to the tribe shall be to the tribal chairperson, unless
the tribe has designated another agent for service.
(3) Notice shall be sent to all tribes of which the child may be a
member or eligible for membership until the court makes a
determination as to which tribe is the Indian child's tribe in
accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 1449, after which notice
need only be sent to the tribe determined to be the Indian child's
tribe.
(4) Notice, to the extent required by federal law, shall be sent
to the Secretary of the Interior's designated agent, the Sacramento
Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs. If the identity or location
of the Indian child's tribe is known, a copy of the notice shall also
be sent directly to the Secretary of the Interior, unless the
Secretary of the Interior has waived the notice in writing and the
person responsible for giving notice under this section has filed
proof of the waiver with the court.
(5) The notice shall include all of the following information:
(A) The name, birthdate, and birthplace of the Indian child, if
known.
(B) The name of any Indian tribe in which the child is a member or
may be eligible for membership, if known.
(C) All names known of the Indian child's biological parents,
grandparents and great-grandparents or Indian custodians, including
maiden, married, and former names or aliases, as well as their
current and former addresses, birthdates, places of birth and death,
tribal enrollment numbers, and any other identifying information, if
known.
(D) A copy of the petition.
(E) A copy of the child's birth certificate, if available.
(F) The location, mailing address, and telephone number of the
court and all parties notified pursuant to this section.
(G) A statement of the following:
(i) The absolute right of the child's parents, Indian custodians,
and tribe to intervene in the proceeding.
(ii) The right of the child's parents, Indian custodians, and
tribe to petition the court to transfer the proceeding to the tribal
court of the Indian child's tribe, absent objection by either parent
and subject to declination by the tribal court.
(iii) The right of the child's parents, Indian custodians, and
tribe to, upon request, be granted up to an additional 20 days from
the receipt of the notice to prepare for the proceeding.
(iv) The potential legal consequences of the proceedings on the
future custodial rights of the child's parents or Indian custodians.
(v) That if the parents or Indian custodians are unable to afford
counsel, counsel shall be appointed to represent the parents or
Indian custodians pursuant to Section 1912 of the Indian Child
Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.).
(vi) That the information contained in the notice, petition,
pleading, and other court documents is confidential, so any person or
entity notified shall maintain the confidentiality of the
information contained in the notice concerning the particular
proceeding and not reveal it to anyone who does not need the
information in order to exercise the tribe's rights under the Indian
Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.).
(c) Notice shall be sent whenever it is known or there is reason
to know that an Indian child is involved, and for every hearing
thereafter, including, but not limited to, the hearing at which a
final adoption order is to be granted. After a tribe acknowledges
that the child is a member or eligible for membership in the tribe,
or after the Indian child's tribe intervenes in a proceeding, the
information set out in subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (G) of
paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) need not be included with the
notice.
(d) Proof of the notice, including copies of notices sent and all
return receipts and responses received, shall be filed with the court
in advance of the hearing except as permitted under subdivision (e).
(e) No proceeding shall be held until at least 10 days after
receipt of notice by the parent, Indian custodian, the tribe or the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. The parent, Indian custodian, or the tribe
shall, upon request, be granted up to 20 additional days to prepare
for the proceeding. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the
rights of the parent, Indian custodian, or tribe to 10 days' notice
when a lengthier notice period is required by statute.
(f) With respect to giving notice to Indian tribes, a party shall
be subject to court sanctions if that person knowingly and willfully
falsifies or conceals a material fact concerning whether the child is
an Indian child, or counsels a party to do so.
(g) The inclusion of contact information of any adult or child
that would otherwise be required to be included in the notification
pursuant to this section, shall not be required if that person is at
risk of harm as a result of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual
abuse, or stalking.

1461. (a) As used in this section, "director" means:
(1) The Director of Mental Health when the state hospital referred
to in subdivision (b) is under the jurisdiction of the State
Department of Mental Health.
(2) The Director of Developmental Services when the state hospital
referred to in subdivision (b) is under the jurisdiction of the
State Department of Developmental Services.
(b) Notice of the time and place of hearing on the petition,
report, or account, and a copy of the petition, report, or account,
shall be mailed to the director at the director's office in
Sacramento at least 15 days before the hearing if both of the
following conditions exist:
(1) The ward or conservatee is or has been during the guardianship
or conservatorship proceeding a patient in, or on leave from, a
state hospital under the jurisdiction of the State Department of
Mental Health or the State Department of Developmental Services.
(2) The petition, report, or account is filed under any one or
more of the following provisions: Section 1510, 1820, 1861, 2212,
2403, 2421, 2422, or 2423; Article 7 (commencing with Section 2540)
of Chapter 6 of Part 4; Section 2580, 2592, or 2620; Chapter 9.5
(commencing with Section 2670) of Part 4; Section 3080 or 3088; or
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100) of Part 6. Notice under this
section is not required in the case of an account pursuant to
Section 2620 if the total guardianship or conservatorship assets are
less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) and the gross
annual income, exclusive of any public assistance income, is less
than six thousand dollars ($6,000), and the ward or conservatee is
not a patient in, or on leave or on outpatient status from, a state
hospital at the time of the filing of the petition.
(c) If the ward or conservatee has been discharged from the state
hospital, the director, upon ascertaining the facts, may file with
the court a certificate stating that the ward or conservatee is not
indebted to the state and waive the giving of further notices under
this section. Upon the filing of the certificate of the director,
compliance with this section thereafter is not required unless the
certificate is revoked by the director and notice of the revocation
is filed with the court.
(d) The statute of limitations does not run against any claim of
the State Department of Mental Health or the State Department of
Developmental Services against the estate of the ward or conservatee
for board, care, maintenance, or transportation with respect to an
account that is settled without giving the notice required by this
section.

1461.4. (a) The petitioner shall mail or personally serve a notice
of the hearing and a copy of the petition to the director of the
regional center for the developmentally disabled at least 30 days
before the day of the hearing on a petition for appointment in any
case in which all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The proposed ward or conservatee has developmental
disabilities.
(2) The proposed guardian or conservator is not the natural parent
of the proposed ward or conservatee.
(3) The proposed guardian or conservator is a provider of board
and care, treatment, habilitation, or other services to persons with
developmental disabilities or is a spouse or employee of a provider.
(4) The proposed guardian or conservator is not a public entity.
(b) The regional center shall file a written report and
recommendation with the court regarding the suitability of the
petitioners to meet the needs of the proposed ward or conservatee in
any case described in subdivision (a).

1461.5. Notice of the time and place of hearing on a petition,
report, or account, and a notice of the filing of an inventory,
together with a copy of the petition, report, inventory, or account,
shall be mailed to the office of the Veterans Administration having
jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located at least 15
days before the hearing, or within 15 days after the inventory is
filed, if both of the following conditions exist:
(a) The guardianship or conservatorship estate consists or will
consist wholly or in part of any of the following:
(1) Money received from the Veterans Administration.
(2) Revenue or profit from such money or from property acquired
wholly or in part from such money.
(3) Property acquired wholly or in part with such money or from
such property.
(b) The petition, report, inventory, or account is filed under any
one or more of the following provisions: Section 1510, 1601, 1820,
1861, 1874, 2422, or 2423; Article 7 (commencing with Section 2540)
of Chapter 6 of Part 4; Section 2570, 2571, 2580, 2592, 2610, 2613,
or 2620; Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2640) of Part 4; Chapter
9.5 (commencing with Section 2670) of Part 4; Section 3080 or 3088;
or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100) of Part 6.

1461.7. Unless the court for good cause dispenses with such notice,
notice of the time and place of the hearing on a petition, report,
or account, together with a copy of the petition, report, or account,
shall be given to the same persons who are required to be given
notice under Section 2581 for the period and in the manner provided
in this chapter if both of the following conditions exist:
(a) A conservator of the estate has been appointed under Article 5
(commencing with Section 1845) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 for a person
who is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown.
(b) The petition, report, or account is filed in the
conservatorship proceeding under any one or more of the following
provisions:
(1) Section 1861 or 2423.
(2) Article 7 (commencing with Section 2540) of Chapter 6 of Part
4.
(3) Section 2570, 2571, 2580, 2592, or 2620.
(4) Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2640) of Part 4.
(5) Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 2670) of Part 4.
(6) Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100) of Part 6.

1467. If service is made by mail pursuant to this division in the
manner authorized in Section 415.30 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
the service is complete on the date a written acknowledgment of
receipt is executed.

1469. Where a provision of this division applies the provisions of
this code applicable to personal representatives to proceedings under
this division, a reference to Section 1220 in the provisions
applicable to personal representatives shall be deemed to be a
reference to this chapter.