Morris

Morris v. M.B. (In re M.B.)

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237 Cal. Rptr. 3d 775·27 Cal. App. 5th 98
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 20, 2018A152586California3,694 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Jones, J.

M.B. (Minor) appeals from the order appointing the Alameda County Public Guardian (Public Guardian) as the conservator of her person pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (the Act or the LPS Act). ( Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq. ) 1 We affirm. In the published part of this opinion, we reaffirm that when evaluating a request to establish an LPS conservatorship for a minor, courts should apply the definition of grave disability found in section 5008, subdivision (h)(1)(A). We conclude there was sufficient evidence Minor was gravely disabled. In the unpublished *777 parts of this opinion, we consider Minor's argument that the order should be reversed because the conservatorship investigator failed to conduct an investigation of all available alternatives to conservatorship. Minor also contends there was insufficient evidence to support her placement at Star View Adolescent Center (Star View). We disagree.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 30, 2017, the Public Guardian petitioned the superior court to establish a conservatorship of the person for Minor, who was admitted to John Muir Behavioral Health Center (John Muir) on March 16, 2017. (§ 5352.) Minor was 16…

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