RCW 11.130.580
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(1)Under this article, a court:
(a)On receiving a petition for a guardianship for an adult may order a protective arrangement instead of guardianship as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship; and
(b)On receiving a petition for a conservatorship for an individual may order a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship as a less restrictive alternative to conservatorship.
(2)A person interested in an adult's welfare, including the adult or a conservator for the adult, may petition under this article for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship.
(3)The following persons may petition under this article for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship:
(a)The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;
(b)A person interested in the property, financial affairs, or welfare of the individual, including a person that would be affected adversely by lack of effective management of property or financial affairs of the individual; and
(c)The guardian for the individual.
[ 2019 c 437 s 501 .]