{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-387.500","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 387.500","heading":"Declaration of legislative purpose.","body":"(1) It is the intent and purpose of the General Assembly to recognize that disabled\npersons have varying degrees of disability.\n(2) Persons who are only partially disabled must be legally protected without a\ndetermination of total incompetency and without the attendant deprivation of civil\nand legal rights that such a determination requires.\n(3) To this end, guardianship and conservatorship for disabled persons shall be utilized\nonly as is necessary to promote their well -being, including protection from neglect ,\nexploitation, and abuse; shall be designed to encourage the development of\nmaximum self-reliance and independence in each person; and shall be ordered only\nto the extent necessitated by each person's actual mental and adaptive limitations.\n(4) If the cou rt determines that some form of guardianship or conservatorship is\nnecessary, partial guardianship or partial conservatorship shall be the preferred form\nof protection and assistance for a disabled person.","path":["KRS Chapter 387"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36039","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:21Z","sha256":"3ee90f15109c4af636c9b4012e1007d00e874dbe2457fe199e0e7d4edc713721","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-387.330","next":"us-ky/krs-387.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}