KRS 387.590: Types of guardians and conservators to be appointed -- Order of

appointment -- Filing of judgment and order -- Legal disabilities -- Rights

retained.

(1) (a) If the respondent is found partially disabled in managing his personal affairs,

but no t partially disabled or disabled in managing his financial resources, a

limited guardian shall be appointed.

(b) If the respondent is found partially disabled in managing his financial

resources, but not partially disabled or disabled in managing his perso nal

affairs, a limited conservator shall be appointed.

(c) If the respondent is found partially disabled in managing both his personal

affairs and financial resources, a limited guardian and a limited conservator

shall be appointed. The limited guardian an d the limited conservator may be

the same individual, agency, or corporation.

(2) (a) If the respondent is found disabled in managing his personal affairs, but not

partially disabled or disabled in managing his financial resources, a guardian

shall be appointed.

(b) If the respondent is found disabled in managing his financial resources, but

not partially disabled or disabled in managing his personal affairs, a

conservator shall be appointed.

(c) If the respondent is found disabled in managing both his pers onal affairs and

his financial resources, a guardian and a conservator shall be appointed. The

guardian and the conservator may be the same individual, agency, or

corporation.

(3) The order of appointment of a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservato r, or

conservator shall specify:

(a) The type of guardianship, conservatorship, or guardianship and

conservatorship to which the ward is subject;

(b) The name and address of the limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator,

or conservator;

(c) The name and address of the standby guardian or conservator, if a standby

guardian or conservator is designated;

(d) The specific legal disabilities to which the respondent is subject, if the

respondent has been determined to be partially disabled;

(e) The correspo nding powers and duties of the limited guardian or limited

conservator, if the respondent has been determined to be partially disabled;

and

(f) The duration of the term of guardianship or conservatorship.

(4) A limited guardian or limited conservator shall not be appointed for a term greater

than five (5) years and may be appointed for a lesser period. A guardian or

conservator may be appointed for a period of unlimited duration.

(5) The judgment of partial disability or disability and the order of appointment shall be

filed in the District Court. The judgment shall be indexed by the county clerk in the

book in which notices of actions and encumbrances are indexed. Unless such

judgment is filed and indexed, it s hall not constitute notice to any subsequent bona

fide purchaser for value, mortgagee, or encumbrancer.

(6) If the respondent is determined to be disabled or partially disabled but no limited

guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator is appoi nted at the hearing,

the determination shall have no legal effect.

(7) The rights of which a ward is legally deprived upon a determination of disability in

managing his personal affairs and financial resources include but are not limited to

the right to di spose of property, execute instruments, enter into contractual

relationships, determine his living arrangements, consent to medical procedures,

and obtain a motor vehicle operator's license. A ward shall only be deprived of the

right to vote if the court separately and specifically makes a finding on the record as

established in KRS 387.580(3)(c).

(8) A partially disabled or disabled person for whom a limited guardian, limited

conservator, or conservator has been appointed retains all legal and civil rights

except those which have by court order been designated as legal disabilities or

which have been specifically granted to the limited guardian, limited conservator, or

conservator. A person who is partially disabled may be subject to some but not all

of the disabilities specified in subsection (7) of this section.