§ 33-15-1. Legislative intent.
The legislature finds that adjudicating a person totally incapacitated and in need
of a guardian deprives that person of all his or her civil and legal rights and that
this deprivation may be unnecessary. The legislature further finds that it is desirable
to make available, the least restrictive form of guardianship to assist persons who
are only partially incapable of caring for their needs. Recognizing that every individual
has unique needs and differing abilities, the legislature declares that it is the
purpose of this act to promote the public welfare by establishing a system that permits
incapacitated
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§ 33-15-1. Legislative intent.
The legislature finds that adjudicating a person totally incapacitated and in need
of a guardian deprives that person of all his or her civil and legal rights and that
this deprivation may be unnecessary. The legislature further finds that it is desirable
to make available, the least restrictive form of guardianship to assist persons who
are only partially incapable of caring for their needs. Recognizing that every individual
has unique needs and differing abilities, the legislature declares that it is the
purpose of this act to promote the public welfare by establishing a system that permits
incapacitated persons to participate as fully as possible in all decisions affecting
them; that assists such persons in meeting the essential requirements for their physical
health and safety, in protecting their rights, in managing their financial resources,
and developing or regaining their abilities to the maximum extent possible; and that
accomplishes these objectives through providing, in each case, the form of assistance
that least interferes with the legal capacity of a person to act in his or her own
behalf. This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish this purpose.