Notice of hearing on petition for temporary guardianship or temporary conservatorship

5 court days before hearing date on the petition for appointment of temporary guardian or conservator, under Cal. Prob. Code 2250(e).

Rule text

Unless the court for good cause otherwise orders, at least five court days before the hearing on the petition, notice of the hearing shall be given as follows: (1) Notice of the hearing shall be personally delivered to the proposed ward if the proposed ward is 12 years of age or older, to the parent or parents of the proposed ward, and to any person having a valid visitation order ... (2) Notice of the hearing shall be personally delivered to the proposed conservatee, and notice of the hearing shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 on the persons required to be named in the petition for appointment of conservator. ... (3) A copy of the petition for temporary appointment shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 with the notice of hearing.

Cal. Prob. Code 2250(e), official source

Calculate this deadline

Deadline
Friday, October 30, 2026
  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition for appointment of temporary guardian or conservator): Friday, November 6, 2026.
  2. Count back 5 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Friday, October 30, 2026.
Rules applied
Cal. Prob. Code 2250(e)
Unless the court for good cause otherwise orders, at least five court days before the hearing on the petition, notice of the hearing shall be given as follows: (1) Notice of the hearing shall be personally delivered to the proposed ward if the proposed ward is 12 years of age or older, to the parent or parents of the proposed ward, and to any person having a valid visitation order ... (2) Notice of the hearing shall be personally delivered to the proposed conservatee, and notice of the hearing shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 on the persons required to be named in the petition for appointment of conservator. ... (3) A copy of the petition for temporary appointment shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 with the notice of hearing.
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
  • COURT days. Personal delivery to proposed ward (12+), parents, visitation-order holders; personal delivery to proposed conservatee and 1215 delivery to relatives named in the petition (and to the public guardian where petitioner has no prior relationship). Court may shorten or dispense for good cause. Prob. Code 1215 mail delivery is not extended (1215(a)(4)). Section last amended Stats. 2021, ch. 417 (AB 1194), eff. Jan. 1, 2022. See also temp_conservator_personal_notice_5_days (2250.2(c)).
  • 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 of temporary guardian or conservator on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Monday, March 8, 2027.

  1. Trigger (Hearing date on the petition for appointment of temporary guardian or conservator): Monday, March 15, 2027.
  2. Count back 5 court days (Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays are not counted): Monday, March 8, 2027.

Notes

COURT days. Personal delivery to proposed ward (12+), parents, visitation-order holders; personal delivery to proposed conservatee and 1215 delivery to relatives named in the petition (and to the public guardian where petitioner has no prior relationship). Court may shorten or dispense for good cause. Prob. Code 1215 mail delivery is not extended (1215(a)(4)). Section last amended Stats. 2021, ch. 417 (AB 1194), eff. Jan. 1, 2022. See also temp_conservator_personal_notice_5_days (2250.2(c)).

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