{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"1488","citation":"Prob. Code, § 1488","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS [1400. - 3925.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS [1400. - 1490.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Transitional Provisions [1488. - 1490.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-5"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.","effective":null,"html":"<p>If before January 1, 1981, an adult has in a signed writing nominated a person to serve as guardian if a guardian is in the future appointed for such adult, such nomination shall be deemed to be a nomination of a conservator. This section applies whether or not the signed writing was executed in the same manner as a witnessed will so long as the person signing the writing had at the time the writing was signed sufficient capacity to form an intelligent preference.</p>","text":"If before January 1, 1981, an adult has in a signed writing nominated a person to serve as guardian if a guardian is in the future appointed for such adult, such nomination shall be deemed to be a nomination of a conservator. This section applies whether or not the signed writing was executed in the same manner as a witnessed will so long as the person signing the writing had at the time the writing was signed sufficient capacity to form an intelligent preference.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/transitional-provisions-1488","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}