1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (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.

4. (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:

   1. (1) The individual for whom the protective arrangement is sought;
   2. (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
   3. (3) the guardian for the individual.

L. 2025, ch. 40, § 119; January 1, 2026.