How Do I Close the Probate and Conservatorship of a Missing Person in California?
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Answer:
To terminate a conservatorship, a petition for resignation may be filed, along with a final accounting. To close the probate estate administration, a petition for an order of final distribution may be made according to the following statutes:
Please see the following CA statute:
2660. A guardian or conservator may at any time file with the court
a petition tendering the resignation of the guardian or conservator.
Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period
and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
1460) of Part 1. The court shall allow such resignation when it
appears proper, to take effect at such time as the court shall fix,
and may make any order as may be necessary to deal with the
guardianship or conservatorship during the period prior to the
appointment of a new guardian or conservator and the settlement of
the accounts of the resigning guardian or conservator.
