Section 475.080

Title XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

Chapter 475

Effective - 28 Aug 1983, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  475.080.  Appointment of limited guardian or conservator. — 1.  If the court, after hearing, finds that a person is partially incapacitated, the court shall appoint a limited guardian of the person of the ward.  The order of appointment shall specify the powers and duties of the limited guardian so as to permit the partially incapacitated ward to care for himself commensurate with his ability to do so and shall also specify the legal disabilities to which the ward is subject.  In establishing a limited guardianship, the court shall impose only such legal disabilities and restraints on personal liberty as are necessary to promote and protect the well-being of the individual and shall design the guardianship so as to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence in the individual.

  2.  If the court, after hearing, finds that a person is partially disabled, the court shall appoint a limited conservator of the estate.  The order of appointment shall specify the powers and duties of the limited conservator so as to permit the partially disabled person to manage his financial resources commensurate with his ability to do so.

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(L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)