Conservatorship is the Court process for taking control of an adult’s finances and personal care in California when there is no other planning in place—such as a Trust or Will.  (Some states refer to it as “guardianship,” but in California guardianship only applies to minors–conservatorship is for adults).

Conservatorships are supposed to “conserve” a person’s

Conservatorship litigation is nasty business, primarily because at the center of every conservatorship dispute is a helpless conservatee (usually an elder adult) who is caught in the middle of the family fight. 

And that family fight may just cost the parties a good deal of money from their own pocket.  As reported by Marc Alexander