Conservatorship of J.D. CA5
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Nathan D. Ide, Judge.
Linda J. Zachritz, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant.
Jennifer M. Flores, County Counsel, John A. Rozum, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Jason Chu, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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In conservatorship proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (the LPS Act) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.), the trial court found appellant, J.D., to be “gravely disabled” due to a mental disorder, whereupon the court granted the petition to continue appellant’s conservatorship and reappoint respondent Tulare County Public Guardian (respondent or county) as the conservator of appellant’s person. J.D. argues that (1) the trial court’s finding that he was gravely disabled was not supported by substantial evidence, and (2) the trial court erred in authorizing the county to consent to psychiatric treatment, including administration of medication,
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