Conservator of the person: file care plan within 120 calendar days of appointment

120 days after date the conservator was appointed, under Cal. Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1).

Rule text

(a) (1) Within 120 calendar days of appointment by the court and no later than 10 days before a hearing to determine the continuation or termination of an existing conservatorship, a conservator granted powers under this chapter shall file with the clerk of the court a care plan for the care, custody, and control of the conservatee as provided in this section. The court may require a conservator to update the care plan at any time. The court shall review the most recent care plan in determining the continuation or termination of the conservatorship. (2) (A) The conservator shall deliver, pursuant to Section 1215, a copy of any care plan filed pursuant to paragraph (1) to the conservator of the estate, if a separate conservator is appointed, and that conservator’s attorney, the attorney for the conservator, the attorney for the conservatee, and the conservatee.

Cal. Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Monday, March 8, 2027
  1. Trigger (Date the conservator was appointed): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Saturday, March 6, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday, so the deadline moves to the next court day: Monday, March 8, 2027 (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10).
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 2351.2(a)(1)
(a) (1) Within 120 calendar days of appointment by the court and no later than 10 days before a hearing to determine the continuation or termination of an existing conservatorship, a conservator granted powers under this chapter shall file with the clerk of the court a care plan for the care, custody, and control of the conservatee as provided in this section. The court may require a conservator to update the care plan at any time. The court shall review the most recent care plan in determining the continuation or termination of the conservatorship. (2) (A) The conservator shall deliver, pursuant to Section 1215, a copy of any care plan filed pursuant to paragraph (1) to the conservator of the estate, if a separate conservator is appointed, and that conservator’s attorney, the attorney for the conservator, the attorney for the conservatee, and the conservatee.
Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 17(b)(4): "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Prob. Code 1000(a): "Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code."
Official source
  • New care-plan requirement (Stats. Copies must be delivered per 2351.2(a)(2). Filing requirement in effect since Jan. 1, 2025 (Prob. Code 2351.2(g)).
  • If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.

This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.

Worked example

Date the conservator was appointed on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Date the conservator was appointed): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Exclude the trigger day and count 120 calendar days: Tuesday, July 13, 2027.

Notes

New care-plan requirement (Stats. Copies must be delivered per 2351.2(a)(2). Filing requirement in effect since Jan. 1, 2025 (Prob. Code 2351.2(g)).

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Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.