How long does a conservatorship last?
It’s limited to 30 days initially, but they set a date to come back and can extend it. Eventually you can establish a permanent conservatorship. Usually when you file for a permanent one, typically you get a court date within four to six weeks, depending on how backlogged the court is. Evidently they decided in the Spears case that wouldn’t be fast enough, and they had to establish to the court’s satisfaction that there was an emergency that required appointing a temporary conservator prior to the hearing.
A general conservatorship terminates on the conservatee’s death or upon a court order. A limited conservator terminates not only by the death of the limited conservatee, or by court order, but also by the death of the limited conservator. An LPS conservatorship terminates automatically after one year or upon the death of the conservatee or court order. It can, however, be re-established for additional one year periods.
