RCW 11.130.580Authority for protective arrangement.(1) Under this article, a court:(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(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.(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.(3) The following persons may petition under this article for a protective arrangement instead of conservatorship:(a) The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;(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(c) The guardian for the individual.[ 2019 c 437 s 501.]
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