CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters. However improbable, this has become the summer we talk about conservatorship. As the latest developments in Britney Spears’ 13-year ...

A Los Angeles Times investigation in 2005 exposed deep flaws in California’s probate conservatorship system, which is meant to protect adults who cannot adequately see to their own needs or manage ...

Assemblyman Brian Maienschein introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at reforming state conservatorship laws to limit abuses of the system and provide alternatives for conservatees. Maienschein, D-San ...

Britney Spears scored the court victory of a lifetime on Friday when she, along with the world, saw her conservatorship officially end after nearly 14 years. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ...

Learn about probate court's role in managing estates, settling debts, and distributing assets. Explore the probate process ...

Over the past year, questions about the necessity of the conservatorship of Ms. Britney Spears have prompted speculation regarding the unusual aspects of this case. Ms. Spears has been under a ...

The California Supreme Court affirmed a judgment. The court held that counsel for a proposed conservatee may waive the proposed conservatee’s attendance at a hearing on a petition to establish a ...

State Inspector General Robert Devlin Jr. has recommended Connecticut Probate Courts consider putting firearm restrictions on individuals who are the subject of a voluntary conservatorship. The ...

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