Snyder v. Superior Court

206 Cal. 346 ·

Supreme Court of California · Filed

Published · citable

Holding

The court held that a superior court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate a person incompetent and appoint a guardian of their estate without providing the statutorily mandated five-day notice, and that such a jurisdictional defect cannot be waived by the purported incompetent, rendering the resulting guardianship orders void.

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