{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-196","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 59-30,196","heading":"Authority for protective arrangement; alternative to guardianship or conservatorship.","body":"(a) On receiving a petition for a guardianship for an adult, a court may order a protective arrangement instead of guardianship as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship.\n(b) On receiving a petition for a conservatorship for an individual, a court may order a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship as a less restrictive alternative to conservatorship.\n(c) A person interested in an adult's welfare, including the adult or a conservator for the adult, may petition under K.S.A. 59-30,196 through 59-30,207, and amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship.\n(d) The following persons may petition under K.S.A. 59-30,196 through 59-30,207, and amendments thereto, for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship:\n(1) The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;\n(2) 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\n(3) the guardian for the individual.","path":["Chapter 59.—PROBATE CODE","Article 30.—GUARDIANS OR CONSERVATORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch59/059_030_0196.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-15T06:21:36Z","sha256":"16e6962cc439d4c4880f39d9f030fcd3dd81855f15676b9e55a8f02be5fe6968","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-195","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-59-30-197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}