Conservatorship of Ramirez

Patrick C. Stacker, Long Beach, Howard S. Klein, Los Angeles, Cameron, Pearlson & Foster, Paul R. Pearlson and Susan R. Loh, Long Beach, for Objector and Appellant.

Larry B. Close, Perona, Langer, Beck & Lallande and Ellen R. Serbin, Long Beach, for Petitioners and Respondents.

SPENCER, P.J.

Nemesio V. Granadino appeals from an order appointing Sherrie Ellman and Meryl Gladstone permanent conservators of the person and estate of Amelia V. Ramirez. We reverse the order.

Petitions for appointment of a conservator of the person and estate and for appointment of a temporary conservator were filed April 20, 2000 by professional conservators Sherrie Ellman (Ellman) and Meryl Gladstone (Gladstone), nominated by proposed conservatee Amelia Ramirez's (Ramirez) daughter, Catalina Canizales (Canizales), as both temporary and permanent conservators. In support of the request for appointment of a temporary conservator, the petitioners stated, "Proposed conservatee is 82 years of age and appears to be suffering from forgetfulness. She is not ambulatory and appears to require supervised assistance a substantial amount of the time.

"She resides in her residence where she is accompanied by a…