What is LPS* Conservatorship?

LPS Conservatorship is a process in which the court appoints a person to make certain legal decisions for you. This person is called a conservator. Your conservator can make decisions like whether you can start or stop taking psychiatric medications, accept other medical treatment, manage your money and decide where to live. When you are on conservatorship, the court may limit your right to vote, to enter into contracts, to drive or to own a firearm. The LPS conservatorship can last for a maximum of one year at a time, and can be renewed in court at the end of the year.

Public Conservator

Conservators arrange for the personal care of an individual or the management of his or her financial affairs. Working under appointment by the court, a conservator may be assigned to either a person or an estate, or both.

The conservator for a person arranges for the conservatee’s:

health care food and clothing housekeeping and personal care transportation and recreation The conservator for an estate:

manages all aspects of the conservatee’s finances locates, controls, and protects the conservatee’s assets