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Tentative Ruling: Conservatorship of Gary Wiseman

Case Number

19PR00022

Case Type

Conservatorship

Hearing Date / Time

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 09:00

Nature of Proceedings

Court Investigator’s Review Upon Death of Conservatee

Tentative Ruling

Probate Notes:

The Court received Notice of Conservatee’s Death (Form GC-399) on March 18, 2025. 

The death of a conservatee terminates the conservatorship by operation of law.  (Prob. Code, § 1860, subd. (a).)  However, death of the conservatee “does not cause the court to lose jurisdiction of the proceeding for the purpose of settling the accounts of the [] conservator or for any other purpose incident to the enforcement of the judgments and orders of the court upon such accounts or upon the termination of the relationship.”  (Prob. Code, § 2630.) 

Therefore, it is recommended the Court order the conservator to petition the court for an order permitting the conservator to liquidate the decedent’s estate, in accordance with the procedure set forth in Probate Code section 2631 et seq.

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