California Probate Code ARTICLE 3 - Bonds of Guardians and Conservators

• Section 2320.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, every person appointed as guardian or conservator shall, before letters are issued, give a bond approved by the court.(b) The...
• Section 2320.1.
  When the conservator or guardian has knowledge of facts from which the guardian or conservator knows or should know that the bond posted is less...
• Section 2320.2.
  If additional bond is required by the court when the account is heard, the order approving the account and related matters, including fees, is not...
• Section 2321.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court in a conservatorship proceeding may not waive the filing of a bond or reduce the amount of...
• Section 2322.
  One appointed only as guardian of the person or conservator of the person need not file a bond unless required by the court.(Enacted by Stats....
• Section 2323.
  (a) The court may dispense with the requirement of a bond if it appears likely that the estate will satisfy the conditions of subdivision (a) of...
• Section 2324.
  If the person making the nomination has waived the filing of the bond, a guardian nominated under Section 1500 or 1501 need not file a...
• Section 2325.
  The surety on the bond of a nonprofit charitable corporation described in Section 2104 shall be an admitted surety insurer.(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
• Section 2326.
  (a) If joint guardians or conservators are appointed, the court may order that separate bonds or a joint bond or a combination thereof be furnished.(b) If a...
• Section 2327.
  (a) In a conservatorship proceeding, the court shall order a separate bond for each conservatee, except where the assets of the conservatees are commingled in which...
• Section 2328.
  (a) In any proceeding to determine the amount of the bond of the guardian or conservator (whether at the time of appointment or subsequently), if the...
• Section 2329.
  (a) If a guardian or conservator moves the court for reduction in the amount of the bond, the motion shall include an affidavit setting forth the...
• Section 2330.
  Upon the confirmation of the sale of any real property of the estate, or upon the authorization of the borrowing of money secured by a...
• Section 2333.
  (a) In case of a breach of a condition of the bond, an action may be brought against the sureties on the bond for the use...
• Section 2334.
  Where a petition is filed requesting an order that a guardian or conservator be required to give a bond where no bond was originally required,...
• Section 2335.
  A guardian or conservator who applies for a substitution and release of a surety shall file an account with the application. The court shall not...

Last modified: October 22, 2018