ARTICLE 3. Bonds of Guardians and Conservators
Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
§§ 2320–2335 · 16 sections
- § 2320 (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person appointed as guardian or conservator shall, before letters are issued, give a bond approved by the…
- § 2320.1 When the conservator or guardian has knowledge of facts from which the guardian or conservator knows or should know that the bond posted is less than the…
- § 2320.2 If additional bond is required by the court when the account is heard, the order approving the account and related matters, including fees, is not effective…
- § 2321 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court in a conservatorship proceeding may not waive the filing of a bond or reduce the amount of bond…
- § 2322 One appointed only as guardian of the person or conservator of the person need not file a bond unless required by the court.
- § 2323 (a) The court may dispense with the requirement of a bond if it appears likely that the estate will satisfy the conditions of subdivision (a) of Section 2628…
- § 2324 If the person making the nomination has waived the filing of the bond, a guardian nominated under Section 1500 or 1501 need not file a bond unless required by…
- § 2325 The surety on the bond of a nonprofit charitable corporation described in Section 2104 shall be an admitted surety insurer.
- § 2326 (a) If joint guardians or conservators are appointed, the court may order that separate bonds or a joint bond or a combination thereof be furnished. (b) If a…
- § 2327 (a) In a conservatorship proceeding, the court shall order a separate bond for each conservatee, except where the assets of the conservatees are commingled in…
- § 2328 (a) In any proceeding to determine the amount of the bond of the guardian or conservator (whether at the time of appointment or subsequently), if the estate…
- § 2329 (a) If a guardian or conservator moves the court for reduction in the amount of the bond, the motion shall include an affidavit setting forth the condition of…
- § 2330 Upon the confirmation of the sale of any real property of the estate, or upon the authorization of the borrowing of money secured by a mortgage or deed of…
- § 2333 (a) In case of a breach of a condition of the bond, an action may be brought against the sureties on the bond for the use and benefit of the ward or…
- § 2334 Where a petition is filed requesting an order that a guardian or conservator be required to give a bond where no bond was originally required, or an objection…
- § 2335 A guardian or conservator who applies for a substitution and release of a surety shall file an account with the application. The court shall not order a…