Probate
GC-385: Order Authorizing Conservator to Give Consent for Medical Treatment
Fillable PDFJudicial Council of California
This form allows a conservator to get court approval to consent to medical treatment on behalf of someone under their conservatorship. Conservators use this form when they need legal authorization to make healthcare decisions for the conservatee, such as surgery or other medical procedures.
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Forms that go with GC-385
GC-310RequiredPetition for Appointment of Probate ConservatorThe Petition for Appointment of Probate Conservator is the foundational filing that establishes the conservatorship, which must exist before the court can authorize a conservator to consent to medical treatment.›GC-340RequiredOrder Appointing Probate ConservatorThe Notice of Hearing must be served on the proposed conservatee and other interested parties before the court can issue the appointment order.›GC-335Often filed with itConfidential Capacity Assessment and Declaration—Probate ConservatorshipThe Capacity Declaration (Conservatorship) provides the medical professional's assessment of the conservatee's capacity, which is often required to support the need for medical consent authority under GC-385.›GC-348Often filed with itDuties of Conservator and Acknowledgment of Receipt of Handbook for ConservatorsThe Confidential Conservator Screening Form may be filed alongside conservatorship proceedings and supports the court's evaluation of the conservator's suitability, including authority over medical decisions.›GC-350Next stepLetters of ConservatorshipThe Letters of Conservatorship (GC-350) is issued following the GC-385 order and serves as the official document authorizing the conservator to act on behalf of the conservatee.›GC-380Next stepPetition for Exclusive Authority to Give Consent for Medical TreatmentThe Petition for Order Allowing Medical Treatment is the underlying petition that precedes and leads to the issuance of GC-385, making it the next logical step in the medical authorization sequence.›
More Probate forms
GC-365Final Order Confirming Transfer (California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act)›GC-366Petition for Orders Accepting Transfer (California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act)›GC-367Provisional Order Accepting Transfer (California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act)›GC-368Final Order Accepting Transfer (California Conservatorship Jurisdiction Act)›GC-395Ex Parte Petition for Final Discharge and Order›GC-399Notice of Conservatee's Death›