{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-311","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-14-311","heading":"Findings - order of appointment.","body":"(1) The court may:\n\n(a) Appoint a limited or unlimited guardian for a respondent only if it finds by clear and convincing evidence that:\n\n(I) The respondent is an incapacitated person; and\n\n(II) The respondent's identified needs cannot be met by less restrictive means, including use of appropriate and reasonably available technological assistance; or\n\n(b) With appropriate findings, treat the petition as one for a protective order under section 15-14-401, enter any other appropriate order, or dismiss the proceeding.\n\n(2) The court, whenever feasible, shall grant to a guardian only those powers necessitated by the ward's limitations and demonstrated needs and make appointive and other orders that will encourage the development of the ward's maximum self-reliance and independence.\n\n(3) Within thirty days after an appointment, a guardian shall send or deliver to the ward and to all other persons given notice of the hearing on the petition a copy of the order of appointment, together with a notice of the right to request termination or modification.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 14 - Persons Under Disability - Protection","Part 3 - GUARDIANSHIP OF INCAPACITATED PERSON"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-15.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"dc42354c20a7223416235870e6b8efda8aae9e94936d3cbd4efce32c824c2717","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-310","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-14-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}