TITLE 15

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.

History:

[15-5-501, added 2026, ch. 79, sec. 7, p. 385.]