Conservatorships

Protecting an adult who can no longer protect themselves

When an aging parent, a spouse, or an adult child can no longer manage their own finances or make their own care decisions, a conservatorship allows a trusted person to step in under court supervision. It is a significant step, and California law surrounds it with protections — for good reason.

We help families establish conservatorships of the person, of the estate, or both, and we represent proposed conservators through the petition, investigation, and court process. We also handle limited conservatorships for adults with developmental disabilities, where the goal is to preserve as much of the person's independence as possible while providing support where it's genuinely needed.

These cases ask a court to make deeply personal decisions about someone's autonomy. Our role is to move the process forward with the care it deserves and to make sure the person at the center of it is protected.