{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-1488","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 1488","heading":"","body":"If before January 1, 1981, an adult has in a signed writing nominated a person to serve as guardian if a guardian is in the future appointed for such adult, such nomination shall be deemed to be a nomination of a conservator. This section applies whether or not the signed writing was executed in the same manner as a witnessed will so long as the person signing the writing had at the time the writing was signed sufficient capacity to form an intelligent preference.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 4. GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS [1400. - 3925.]","PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS [1400. - 1490.]","CHAPTER 5. Transitional Provisions [1488. - 1490.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"bfe338b7ca066c613940e545fe68292216f67113a783a8b04909ec9192b4edeb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-1474","next":"us-ca/prob-1489"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}