Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Brown signs bill to protect rights of conservatees


Gov. Brown signed a bill into law Monday protecting the rights of people under a conservatorship. That's when a judge appoints someone to handle the affairs of a person due to old age or physical limitations.
An ABC7 News I-Team investigation uncovered cases in which the Santa Clara County public guardian was restricting access to conservatees.

The law clarifies a conservatee's right to have visitors, phone calls, and personal mail.

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Brown signs bill to protect rights of conservatees

3 comments:

Barbara said...

What a victory for CA wards!

Anonymous said...

Jerry Brown gets it!

Trish said...

Go California!!!

This is great news!