Conservatorship of B.K.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant B.K. 1 is under a conservatorship pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.). 2 At a hearing in October 2024 to renew the conservatorship, B.K. requested a jury trial. In January 2025, B.K.’s counsel informed the court that she had consulted with B.K., and B.K. chose to have a court trial instead. B.K. confirmed her choice to the court. The court proceeded with the court trial, found that B.K. remained gravely disabled, and renewed the conservatorship. On appeal, B.K. contends the trial court did not do enough to advise B.K. of her jury trial rights or ensure that her waiver of those rights was knowing and intelligent. We find no error. B.K. acknowledges she was aware of her jury trial right, and under the circumstances we may infer that B.K.’s waiver of that right though her counsel was knowing and intelligent. We therefore affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Background The LPS Act allows for the appointment of a conservator for “a person who is gravely disabled.” (§ 5350.) A person may be deemed “gravely disabled” if, “as a result of a mental health disorder,” the person is “unable to provide for…