ARTICLE 12. Incapacity to Attend to Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts

Article 12 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 387.

§§ 6190–6190.6 · 8 sections

• § 6190 The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney engaged in the practice of law in this state has, for any…
• § 6190.1 (a) An application for assumption by the court of jurisdiction under this article shall be made to the superior court for the county where the attorney…
• § 6190.2 The application shall be verified and shall state facts showing each of the following: (a) Probable cause to believe that the facts set forth in Section 6190…
• § 6190.3 The application shall be set for hearing. A copy of the application and notice of the hearing shall be served upon the attorney by personal delivery or, as an…
• § 6190.34 If the court finds that (a) the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred and, (b) that the interests of the client, or of an interested person or entity…
• § 6190.4 The provisions of Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of this code shall apply to the proceeding, whenever possible.
• § 6190.5 The proceeding may be maintained concurrently with a disciplinary investigation or proceeding provided for by this chapter.
• § 6190.6 Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the court may terminate the proceedings.