Conservatorship of T. W.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY2

T. is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since 2010, she has been psychiatrically hospitalized repeatedly throughout the year. On January 17, 2012, the El Dorado Public Guardian filed a petition seeking a conservatorship of T. The informal investigation report executed on January 9, 2012, recommends appointment of the public guardian’s office as conservator, with no discussion of any other possible conservators. The follow- up formal investigation report filed on February 12, 2012, contains no discussion or recommendation relative to who should be appointed as the conservator. On May 1, 2012, the trial court ordered T. be placed under conservatorship of the El Dorado County Public Guardian. The public guardian filed a petition for reappointment of conservatorship on March 27, 2013. No investigation reports, formal or informal, were filed relative to the petition for reappointment. The parties appeared in court on April 25, 2013. T.’s father, Nate, also appeared. At that hearing, Nate indicated he was interested in being appointed as T.’s conservator. The conservator is responsible for monitoring and handling the conservatee’s financial

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