Appointment petition where proposed guardian/conservator is a nonparent provider of services to a person with developmental disabilities: notice and petition to regional center director at least 30 days before hearing

30 days before hearing date on the petition for appointment, under Cal. Prob. Code 1461.4(a).

Rule text

(a) The petitioner shall deliver pursuant to Section 1215 a notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to the director of the regional center for the developmentally disabled at least 30 days before the day of the hearing on a petition for appointment in any case in which all of the following conditions exist: (1) The proposed ward or conservatee has developmental disabilities. (2) The proposed guardian or conservator is not the natural parent of the proposed ward or conservatee. (3) The proposed guardian or conservator is a provider of board and care, treatment, habilitation, or other services to persons with developmental disabilities or is a spouse or employee of a provider. (4) The proposed guardian or conservator is not a public entity.

Cal. Prob. Code 1461.4(a), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition for appointment): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 30 calendar days: Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 1461.4(a)
(a) The petitioner shall deliver pursuant to Section 1215 a notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to the director of the regional center for the developmentally disabled at least 30 days before the day of the hearing on a petition for appointment in any case in which all of the following conditions exist: (1) The proposed ward or conservatee has developmental disabilities. (2) The proposed guardian or conservator is not the natural parent of the proposed ward or conservatee. (3) The proposed guardian or conservator is a provider of board and care, treatment, habilitation, or other services to persons with developmental disabilities or is a spouse or employee of a provider. (4) The proposed guardian or conservator is not a public entity.
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
  • All four conditions must exist. Separate from the general 1822(e) regional center notice for any developmentally disabled proposed conservatee (already in set). Amended by Stats. 2017, ch. 319 (AB 976).
  • 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

Hearing date on the petition for appointment on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Thursday, February 11, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition for appointment): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 30 calendar days: Saturday, February 13, 2027.
  3. That day is a Saturday. Counting backward, this calculator uses the earlier court day so the full notice period is preserved: Thursday, February 11, 2027 (see Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12c).

Notes

All four conditions must exist. Separate from the general 1822(e) regional center notice for any developmentally disabled proposed conservatee (already in set). Amended by Stats. 2017, ch. 319 (AB 976).

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