K.S.A. § 59-30,161 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 30 / Section 59-30,161
59-30,161 - Petition for appointment of conservator; contents.
Status: in_force

59-30,161. Petition for appointment of conservator; contents. (a) The following may file a verified petition for the appointment of a conservator:

(1) The individual for whom the order is sought;

(2) a person interested in the estate, financial affairs or welfare of the individual, including a person that would be adversely affected by lack of effective management of property or financial affairs of the individual; or

(3) the guardian for the individual.

(b) A petition under subsection (a) must state the petitioner's name, principal residence, current street address if different, relationship to the respondent, interest in the appointment, the name and address of any attorney representing the petitioner and, to the extent known, the following:

(1) The respondent's name, age, principal residence, current street address if different and, if different, address of the dwelling in which it is proposed the respondent will reside if the petition is granted;

(2) the name and address of the respondent's:

(A) Spouse or, if the respondent has none, an adult with whom the respondent has shared household responsibilities for more than six months in the 12-month period before the filing of the petition;

(B) adult children, adult stepchildren, adult grandchildren and each parent and adult sibling of the respondent, or, if none, at least one adult nearest in kinship to the respondent who can be found with reasonable diligence; and

(C) adult former stepchildren with whom the respondent had an ongoing relationship during the two years immediately before the filing of the petition;

(3) the name and current address of each of the following, if applicable:

(A) A person primarily responsible for the care or custody of the respondent;

(B) any attorney currently representing the respondent;

(C) the representative payee appointed by the social security administration for the respondent;

(D) a guardian or conservator acting for the respondent in this state or another jurisdiction;

(E) a trustee or custodian of a trust or custodianship of which the respondent is a beneficiary;

(F) the fiduciary appointed for the respondent by the department of veterans affairs and any curator appointed under K.S.A. 73-507, and amendments thereto;

(G) an agent designated under a power of attorney for healthcare in which the respondent is identified as the principal;

(H) an agent designated under a power of attorney for finances in which the respondent is identified as the principal;

(I) a person known to have routinely assisted the respondent with decision making in the six-month period immediately before the filing of the petition; and

(J) if the individual for whom a conservator is sought is a minor:

(i) An adult not otherwise listed with whom the minor resides; and

(ii) each person not otherwise listed that had primary care or custody of the minor for at least 60 days during the two years immediately before the filing of the petition or for at least 730 days during the five years immediately before the filing of the petition;

(4) (A) The name, age, date of birth, gender, address, place of employment and relationship to the respondent, if any, of the proposed conservator;

(B) the reason the proposed conservator should be selected; and

(C) any potential conflict of interest including any personal or agency interest of the proposed conservator that may be perceived as self-serving or adverse to the position or best interest of the respondent;

(5) a general statement of the respondent's property with an estimate of its value, including any insurance or pension, and the source and amount of other anticipated income or receipts;

(6) the reason conservatorship is necessary, including a description of:

(A) The nature and extent of the respondent's alleged need;

(B) if the petition alleges the respondent is missing, detained or unable to return to the United States, the relevant circumstances, including the time and nature of the disappearance or detention and any search or inquiry concerning the respondent's whereabouts;

(C) any protective arrangement instead of conservatorship or other less restrictive alternative for meeting the respondent's alleged need which has been considered or implemented;

(D) if no protective arrangement or other less restrictive alternatives have been considered or implemented, the reason it has not been considered or implemented; and

(E) the reason a protective arrangement or other less restrictive alternative is insufficient to meet the respondent's need;

(7) whether the petitioner seeks a limited conservatorship or a full conservatorship;

(8) if the petitioner seeks a full conservatorship, the reason a limited conservatorship or protective arrangement instead of conservatorship is not appropriate;

(9) if the petition is for a limited conservatorship, a description of the property to be placed under the conservator's control and any requested limitation on the authority of the conservator;

(10) whether the respondent needs an interpreter, translator or other form of support to communicate effectively with the court or understand court proceedings; and

(11) the name and address of an attorney representing the petitioner, if any.