{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.580","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 11.130.580","heading":"Authority for protective arrangement.","body":"(1) Under this article, a court:\n(a) On receiving a petition for a guardianship for an adult may order a protective arrangement instead of guardianship as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship; and\n(b) On receiving a petition for a conservatorship for an individual may order a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship as a less restrictive alternative to conservatorship.\n(2) A person interested in an adult's welfare, including the adult or a conservator for the adult, may petition under this article for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship.\n(3) The following persons may petition under this article for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship:\n(a) The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;\n(b) 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(c) The guardian for the individual.","path":["Title 11","Chapter 11.130"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.130.580","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:01:14Z","sha256":"d2351ba7efbeee8619952fdc6ebd958c34474dd72bcb8e622fb8be85de6ddff5","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.575","next":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.585"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}