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Idaho Statutes
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UNIFORM PROBATE CODE
CHAPTER 5
PROTECTION OF PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY AND THEIR PROPERTY [EFFECTIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2027] UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027]
PART 5
OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027]
15-5-501. authority for protective arrangement. [EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027] (1) Under this part, a court:
(a) Upon 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) Upon 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 part for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship.
(3) The following persons may petition under this part 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.
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