The goal of the Public Guardian-Conservator’s office is to ensure
the safety, both financially and physically, of incompetent and mentally disabled
persons, who meet the criteria for conservatorship, as required by law, when there
are no viable alternatives to public conservatorship.
The Public Guardian-Conservator administers two types of conservatorship after
appointment by the Superior Court of California:
Probate conservatorship: To qualify for this conservatorship an individual
must be unable to provide for his or her personal needs for physical health, food,
clothing or shelter; unable to manage his or her own financial resources or resist
fraud or undue influence. The initial referral is submitted to, and investigation
is completed by, the Public Guardian-Conservator investigator. If a need is determined,
the conservatorship petition is filed with the court by Public Guardian-Conservator
staff. An individual may also nominate the Public Guardian-Conservator to act as
a conservator on his or her behalf.
LPS (Lanterman, Petris, Short Act) conservatorship: To qualify for this conservatorship
an individual must be gravely disabled. Grave disability is defined as, unable to
provide for his or her basic personal needs for food, clothing or shelter, as a
result of a mental disorder. The initial referral is submitted to, and the investigation
is completed by, the Department of Behavioral Health. If need is determined, the
conservatorship petition is filed with the court by the Department of Behavioral
Health.
For more information on the Public Guardian-Conservator’s office please contact
us at:
San Bernardino County Public Guardian
686 E. Mill Street
San Bernardino, California 92415-0640
(909)798-8500
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