Conservatorship of A.S. CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

In April 2020, the public guardian filed a petition for appointment of conservatorship of A.S. and her estate. A report by a county investigator, filed in connection with the April 2020 petition, detailed A.S.’s struggles with mental health. Quoting a psychiatrist who had recently examined A.S., the report observed that A.S. suffered from “psychotic symptoms of delusions and paranoid ideation,” impairing her judgment and impulse control. The report also explained that, in an April 2020 interview, A.S. (a) “repeatedly told th[e] investigator she did not want to be conserved,” (b) expressed a desire to “work with her social worker . . . and find low income housing in Sacramento,” and (c) refused

2 to answer multiple questions posed by the investigator, saying, “ ‘I don’t trust you,’ ” and versions of “ ‘I won’t answer, that is none of your business.’ ” On June 10, 2020, the trial court issued an order naming the public guardian as conservator of the person and the estate of A.S. under the LPS Act. The trial court further ordered that the conservatorship would “expire on 6/10/21 unless extended in accordance with law.” On May 13, 2021, the…