• Conservatorship - in a limited conservatorship, the judge first decides if a person with a developmental disability needs a conservatorship. If the judge decides they do, the judge must consider one by one whether the person needs help in each of the seven areas of life covered by the seven powers:

1. Fix the conservatee's residence or specific dwelling 
2. Access the conservatee's confidential records and papers. 
3. Consent or withhold consent to the conservatee to marry
4. Exercise the conservatee's right to enter into a contract
5. Give or withhold medical consent on behalf of the conservatee
6. Exercise or limit the conservatee's right to control social and sexual contacts and relationships
7. Make decisions about the conservatee's education

How to start a limited conservatorship | California Courts | Self Help Guide

LIMITED CONSERVATORSHIP GUIDE

• Supported Decision Making  - is an alternative to guardianship. Instead of having a guardian make a decision for the person with the disability, Supported Decision-Making allows the person with the disability to make his or her own decisions.

  • Supported Decision Making
  • Frequently Asked Questions ➢ What is supported decision-making? Supported decision making (SDM)
  • Template: Supported Decision-Making Agreement