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28-65-205. Petition.
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28-65-205. Petition.
(a) Any person may file a petition for the appointment of himself or herself or some other qualified person as guardian of an incapacitated person.
(b) The petition shall state, insofar as can be ascertained:
(1) The name, age, residence, and post office address of the incapacitated person;
(2) The nature of incapacity and purpose of the guardianship sought in accordance with the classifications set forth in § 28-65-104;
(3) The approximate value and a description of the incapacitated person's property, including any compensation, pension, insurance, or allowance to which he or she may be entitled;
(4) Whether there is, in any state, a guardian of the person or of the estate of the incompetent;
(5) The residence and post office address of the person whom the petitioner asks to be appointed guardian;
(6) The names and addresses, so far as known or can be reasonably ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the incapacitated person by blood or marriage;
(7) The name and address of the person or institution having the care and custody of the incapacitated person;
(8) The names and addresses of wards for whom any natural person whose appointment is sought is already guardian;
(9) The reasons why the appointment of a guardian is sought and the interest of the petitioner in the appointment;
(10) A statement of the respondent's alleged disability;
(11) A recommendation proposing the type, scope, and duration of guardianship;
(12) A statement that any facility or agency from which the respondent is receiving services has been notified of the proceedings; and
(13) The names and addresses of others having knowledge about the person's disability.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 28-65-205
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28-65-205. Petition.
(a) Any person may file a petition for the appointment of himself or herself or some other qualified person as guardian of an incapacitated person.
(b) The petition shall state, insofar as can be ascertained:
(1) The name, age, residence, and post office address of the incapacitated person;
(2) The nature of incapacity and purpose of the guardianship sought in accordance with the classifications set forth in § 28-65-104;
(3) The approximate value and a description of the incapacitated person's property, including any compensation, pension, insurance, or allowance to which he or she may be entitled;
(4) Whether there is, in any state, a guardian of the person or of the estate of the incompetent;
(5) The residence and post office address of the person whom the petitioner asks to be appointed guardian;
(6) The names and addresses, so far as known or can be reasonably ascertained, of the persons most closely related to the incapacitated person by blood or marriage;
(7) The name and address of the person or institution having the care and custody of the incapacitated person;
(8) The names and addresses of wards for whom any natural person whose appointment is sought is already guardian;
(9) The reasons why the appointment of a guardian is sought and the interest of the petitioner in the appointment;
(10) A statement of the respondent's alleged disability;
(11) A recommendation proposing the type, scope, and duration of guardianship;
(12) A statement that any facility or agency from which the respondent is receiving services has been notified of the proceedings; and
(13) The names and addresses of others having knowledge about the person's disability.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
28-65-104. Incapacitated persons.
For purposes of this chapter, the following persons are incapacitated persons:
(1) Persons under age eighteen (18) whose disabilities have not been removed;
(2) Persons who are detained or confined by a foreign power or who have disappeared; and
(3) Persons under age twenty-one (21) who:
(A) Have reached eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) Have a current guardianship established based solely on the minority age of the person;
(C) Agree to allow the current guardianship to continue up to twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(D) Receive a guardianship subsidy paid for or approved by the Department of Human Services.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 28-65-104
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 28-65-104. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.