Limited Conservatorship Calendar

If the tentative ruling is accepted, no appearance is necessary unless otherwise indicated.  You must notify the Judicial Assistant at (707) 521-6893 if you wish to be heard in response to the tentative ruling.  Any interested party who wishes to be heard in opposition to a petition must notify all other parties of the intent to appear.  Both notifications must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day immediately preceding the day of the hearing.

Unless notification to the probate clerk has been given as provided above, the tentative rulings shall become the rulings of the court at 1:45 p.m. on the day of the hearing. 

To Join Department 12 “Zoom” Online

• Navigate to website: https://sonomacourt-org.zoomgov.com/j/1603772262
• Enter Meeting ID: 160 377 2262
• And Password: 419097

To Join Department 12 “Zoom” By Phone:

• Call: +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) and enter same meeting ID and password as listed above.

Guide for Participating in Court Proceedings via Zoom for Dept 12:

• After joining the meeting and checking in with the clerk, please mute your audio when not speaking. This helps keep background noise to a minimum.
• Be mindful of background noise when your microphone is not muted. Avoid activities that could create additional noise, such as shuffling papers.
• Position your camera properly if you choose to use a web camera. Be sure it is in a stable position and focused at eye level, if possible. Make sure everything visible in the frame is appropriate for an appearance in court.
• If a confidential session becomes necessary it is incumbent on you to ensure you are able to participate from a private location so that unauthorized people cannot overhear or see the proceedings.
• Chat is enabled for the sharing of documents among participants and the court and to allow attorneys to communicate individually with each other or their clients only. No chat messages should be sent privately to the court as it would amount to an unauthorized ex parte communication. Neither should chat messages be sent to all participants unless directed by the court.
• The recording function has been disabled. Remember, the prohibition against recording court proceedings, even remote ones, remains.
• Be patient. Check in will take more time and the experience from those who have tried this before is that proceedings are a little slower generally.

UPDATED 4/1/2025 at 3:55 p.m.

1. Limited Conservatorship of Elias Ryder Pforsich
   24PR00872
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED.  The Judicial officer presiding over this week’s calendar, Hon. Bradford DeMeo (ret.) recuses.  This matter is reset for April 10, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. 
 

2. Limited Conservatorship of Tatiana Cauchon
   4PR00045
   Appointment of Limited Conservator

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. Matter is CONTINUED to April 17, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12 to correct the deficiencies listed in the Memorandum of Court Investigator filed on March 4, 2025.

3. Limited Conservatorship of Lucas Hardy Wandling
   25PR00072
   Appointment of Limited Conservator

Tentative Ruling: Absent Objections, the petition for appointment of limited co-conservators of the person is APPROVED with the powers pursuant to Probate Code [PrC] §2351.5(b)(1)-(7).

The request for medical powers pursuant to PrC §2355 is denied as medical powers are approved pursuant to PrC §2351.5(b)(5).    

The order has been revised to conform to the Court’s ruling.

The matter is SET on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 3:30 p.m., in Department 12, for review of compliance with the Probate Code sections listed below:

-Probate Code § 1830: Notice of Conservatee’s Rights (Judicial Council Form GC-341) and a copy of the Order Appointing Conservator shall be mailed on or before the 30^th day following the filing date of the Order Appointing Conservator.

-Probate Code § 2352.5: Confidential Conservatorship Care Plan – Part 1 (Judicial Council Form GC-355) shall be filed with the court within 120 days of the date of the Court’s Order Appointing Conservator.

If the limited co-conservators comply with all requirements above, no appearance shall be required, and a date for the annual review and report of the court investigator shall be set on the limited conservatorship calendar for one year after the establishment of the limited conservatorship.

4. Limited Conservatorship of Nathan Bevill
   SPR77438
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The limited conservatorship shall continue without modification.

The Request and Order for Waiver of Account for the period of December 10, 2022 through December 10, 2024, is APPROVED.

Matter is SET on Thursday, March 19, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. in Department 12, for the biennial review and report of the court investigator and for status of accounting or Request and Order for Waiver of Accounting.

5. Limited Conservatorship of Phillip Jopson
   SPR85978
   Review

Tentative Ruling: NO APPEARANCES REQUIRED. The limited conservatorship shall continue without modification.

The Request and Order for Waiver of Conservatorship Accounting for the period of January 24, 2023, through January 23, 2025, is APPROVED.

The Request and Order for Waiver of Accounting of the Phillip Jopson First Party Special Needs Trust [CRC 7.903], for the period of January 23, 2014, through January 23, 2023, and for the current account period of January 24, 2023, through January 23, 2025, is APPROVED.

Matter is SET on Thursday, March 18, 2027, at 3:30 p.m. in Department 12, for the biennial review and report of the court investigator and for status of accounting or Request and Order for Waiver of Accounting, for the Conservatorship Estate and the Special Needs Trust.

            ***End of Tentative Rulings***