California § 2401.1 - The guardian or conservator shall use ordinary care and diligence to determine wh

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§ 2401.1. The guardian or conservator shall use ordinary care and diligence to determine wh

The guardian or conservator shall use ordinary care and diligence to determine whether the ward or conservatee owns real property in a foreign jurisdiction and to preserve and protect that property. What constitutes use of ordinary care and diligence shall be determined by all the facts and circumstances known, or that become known, to the guardian or conservator, the value of the real property located in the foreign jurisdiction, and the needs of the ward or conservatee. The guardian or conservator, except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 1061 and in Section 1062, is not charged with, and shall have no duty to inventory or account for the real property located in a foreign jurisdiction, but the guardian or conservator shall, when presenting the inventory and appraisal and accounting to the court, include the schedule set forth in subdivision (h) of Section 1063.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 2401.1 cover?

Section 2401.1 ("The guardian or conservator shall use ordinary care and diligence to determine wh") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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