Legal Opinion
Conservatorship of the Estate of Kane
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 6, 2006No. A110631PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
Barbara Simon, the court-appointed conservator of Kevin Kane, appeals the probate court’s denial of a petition for a substituted judgment to establish a special needs trust under the authority of Probate Code section 2580. We reverse the probate court’s order denying the petition, and remand for further proceedings.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Kevin Kane (Kane) is a developmentally disabled adult who lived with his mother until her death in March 1999. Upon his mother’s death, Kane became entitled to an inheritance of approximately $65,000. Kane is unable to live safely…
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