Editing Conservatorship (section)

==Terminology==

A person appointed to manage affairs is a '''conservator'''. A person under conservatorship is a '''conservatee'''. Under a guardianship, the appointed person is a '''guardian''' and subject person is a '''ward'''. When referring to government control of private corporations, conservatorship implies a more temporary control than does [[nationalisation]].

Some jurisdictions, such as [[California]], distinguish between conservatorship of an adult as compared to an unemancipated minor.<ref>{{cite web |title=California Probate Code 1800.3|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1800.3.&lawCode=PROB }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=California Probate Code 1510|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1510.&lawCode=PROB}}</ref> Within such a jurisdiction, a person who is under what is more typically described as a guardianship may be described as a "conservator of the person".<ref>{{cite web |title=Probate Code 1801|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1801.&lawCode=PROB}}</ref> Other jurisdictions, such as [[New York (state)|New York]], use the term guardianship in both contexts.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York Mental Hygiene Law title 81|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/MHY/TEA81}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New York Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act title 17-A|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/A17-A}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New York Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act title 17|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/A17}}</ref>

A "limited conservatorship" usually refers to the limited legal responsibilities of a conservator over the affairs of an individual who is developmentally disabled, but still capable of making important decisions for themselves.<ref>{{cite web|title=Limited Conservatorship|url=http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/probate/conservatorship/conservatorship_limited.shtml|website=Superior Court of California, County of Alameda|access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> In these cases, the conservatee to whom the limited conservatorship applies can retain more control over their personal affairs than other conservatees can; for example, they may retain their right to decide where they may live.