Conservatorship of Navarrete
The court held that, under California probate conservatorship statutes, a conservatorship court may not compel forced visitation or joint counseling with a parent when an adult conservatee-despite a disability-expresses fear and refuses such contact and the conservator objects, thereby limiting the court's authority to override the conservatee's expressed preferences and protecting the personal rights of disabled adults.
Date Filed: December 21, 2020
Case Name: Conservatorship of Navarrete
Case Number: E070210
Court: California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
(‘The Court of Appeal holds that a probate conservatorship court lacks authority to order forced visitation or joint counseling with a parent when the adult conservatee—despite a disability—expresses fear and refuses such contact, and when the conservator objects. By reversing the trial court’s visitation order, the decision affirms that conservatorship statutes do not permit judges to compel personal interactions against the conservatee’s wishes, limiting the court’s power over an adult’s autonomy. This precedent is significant because it clarifies that visitation decisions in California conservatorships must respect the conservatee’s expressed preferences and the conservator’s judgment, protecting the personal‑rights of disabled adults.’, ‘3a9ee365’)
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