§5-501. Authority for protective arrangements
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1. Order protective arrangement. Under this Part, a court:
A. Upon receiving a petition for a guardianship for an adult may order one or more protective arrangements instead of guardianship as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. Upon receiving a petition for a conservatorship for an individual may order one or more protective arrangements instead of conservatorship as a less restrictive alternative to conservatorship. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
2. Protective arrangement instead of guardianship. A person interested in an adult's welfare, including the adult or a conservator for the adult, may petition under this Part for one or more protective arrangements instead of guardianship.
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
3. Protective arrangement instead of conservatorship. The following persons may petition under this Part for one or more protective arrangements instead of conservatorship:
A. The individual for whom the protective arrangements are sought; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
B. A person interested in the property, financial affairs or welfare of the individual, including a person that would be adversely affected by lack of effective management of property or financial affairs of the individual; and [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
C. The guardian of the individual. [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
[PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]