2010 Arkansas Code
Title 28 - Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships
Subtitle 5 - Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 65 - Guardians Generally
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 28-65-105 - Purpose of guardianship.

28-65-105. Purpose of guardianship.

Guardianship for an incapacitated person shall be:

(1) Used only as is necessary to promote and protect the well-being of the person and his or her property;

(2) Designed to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of the person; and

(3) Ordered only to the extent necessitated by the person's actual mental, physical, and adoptive limitations.