KRS 387.530: Filing of petition -- Contents -- Application of person or entity desiring

appointment.

(1) A petition for a determination of partial disability or disability and the appointment

of a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conserva tor may be filed by

any interested person or by an individual needing guardianship or conservatorship.

The petition shall set forth the following:

(a) The name and address of the respondent;

(b) The date of birth of the respondent, if known;

(c) The nature and degree of the alleged disability of the respondent;

(d) The facts and reasons supporting the need for guardianship or

conservatorship;

(e) A description and approximation of the value of the respondent's financial

resources, including government benef its, insurance entitlements, and

anticipated yearly income, if known;

(f) The names and addresses of the respondent's next of kin, if known;

(g) The name and address of the individual or facility, if any, having custody of

the respondent;

(h) The name, address and interest of the petitioner;

(i) The name and address of the petitioner's attorney, if any; and

(j) The name and address of any person or entity appointed by the respondent as

respondent's attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney or as

respondent's surrogate to make health care decisions under an advance

directive.

(2) The petition shall be accompanied by a verified application of the person or entity

desiring appointment as limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or

conservator. The application shall state the name, address, and qualifications of the

applicant and his relationship to the respondent. If it is proposed that a standby

limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator be designated, the

petition shall also be accompanied by the application of the person or entity desiring

to be so designated. Additional petitions may be filed prior to the date of the hearing

by other persons desiring appointment.