Idaho Code § 15-5-501
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15-5-501 AUTHORITY FOR PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENT.
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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.]
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.]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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