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This is a solution for individuals who are disabled prior to becoming adults. While a general conservatorship offers blanket responsibility to the conservator in a general conservatorship, the goal of a limited conservatorship is to allow the individual to maintain as much independence as possible.

Conservator Salary in California Annual SalaryMonthly PayTop Earners$80,786$6,73275th Percentile$66,587$5,548Average$50,902$4,24125th Percentile$44,065$3,672

A limited conservatorship of the person is a court arrangement where a conservator cares for and protects a developmentally disabled adult and provides for the conservatee's needs associated with daily life.

An LPS conservatorship requires the annual reappointment of the conservator. A person under an LPS conservatorship may be placed in a locked facility.

A temporary conservatorship may be set up when a person needs immediate help. A judge, upon finding of good cause, may appoint a temporary conservator of the person or of the estate, or both, for a specific period until a permanent conservator can be appointed.

One special type of conservatorship is called the limited conservatorship. This is when a judge appoints a responsible person (called a conservator) to assist an adult with developmental disabilities (called a conservatee) who is unable to provide for her/his personal and/or financial needs.

The limited conservatorship lasts until the court says otherwise or until the DD person dies. What if the limited conservators do not act in the best interest of the conservatee? The court investigator will review the case one year after the conservatorship is established, then every 2 years after that.

How long does a conservatorship last? A general conservatorship terminates on the conservatee's death or upon a court order. A limited conservator terminates not only by the death of the limited conservatee, or by court order, but also by the death of the limited conservator.