CHAPTER 2. Jurisdiction and Venue [2200. - 2217.]

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

§§ 2200–2217 · 14 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Jurisdiction and Venue §§ 2200–2205 · 6 sections

   • § 2200 (a) The superior court has jurisdiction of guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. (b) Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1980) of Part 3 governs which…
   • § 2201 The proper county for the commencement of a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding for a resident of this state is either of the following: (a) The county…
   • § 2202 (a) The proper county for the commencement of a proceeding for the guardianship or conservatorship of the person of a nonresident of this state is either of…
   • § 2203 (a) If proceedings for the guardianship or conservatorship of the estate are commenced in more than one county, the guardianship or conservatorship of the…
   • § 2204 (a) If a proceeding for the guardianship of the person of the minor is filed in one county and a custody or visitation proceeding has already been filed in one…
   • § 2205 (a) Except as provided in Section 304 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and subject to the provisions specified in subdivision (b), upon the filing of an…
2. ARTICLE 2. Change of Venue §§ 2210–2217 · 8 sections

   • § 2210 As used in this article: (a) “Guardian or conservator” includes a proposed guardian or proposed conservator. (b) “Ward or conservatee” includes a proposed ward…
   • § 2211 The court in which a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending may, upon petition therefor, transfer the proceeding to another county within this…
   • § 2212 The petition for transfer may be filed only by one or more of the following: (a) The guardian or conservator. (b) The ward or conservatee. (c) The spouse of…
   • § 2213 The petition for transfer shall set forth all of the following: (a) The county to which the proceeding is to be transferred. (b) The name and address of the…
   • § 2214 Notice of the hearing shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1. In addition, the…
   • § 2215 (a) Any of the following persons may appear at the hearing to support or oppose the petition and may file written objections to the petition: (1) Any person…
   • § 2216 (a) Upon the order of transfer, the clerk shall transmit to the clerk of the court to which the proceeding is transferred a certified or exemplified copy of…
   • § 2217 (a) When an order has been made transferring venue to another county, the court transferring the matter shall set a hearing within two months to confirm…