Legal Opinion

Morris v. M.B. (In re M.B.)

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided August 20, 2018No. A152586PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJones, P.J.

M.B. (Minor) appeals from the order appointing the Alameda County Public Guardian (Public Guardian) as the conservator of her person pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (the Act or the LPS Act). ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq. )1 We affirm. In the published part of this opinion, we reaffirm that when evaluating a request to establish an LPS conservatorship for a minor, courts should apply the definition of grave disability found in section 5008, subdivision (h)(1)(A). We conclude there was sufficient evidence Minor was gravely disabled. In the unpublished *777parts of this opinion, we…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. John L.California Supreme Court · 2010
  2. In Re Michael E.California Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Conservatorship of BenvenutoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  4. Frank v. Carol K.California Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. Conservatorship of JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Conservatorship of C.O.California Court of Appeal · 2026

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