Section 13.15 Application of Least Restrictive Environment Principle

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9. (§13.15) Application of Least Restrictive Environment Principle

Section 475.075.10, RSMo 2000, commands the court, in determining the degree of supervision necessary, to apply the least restrictive environment principle as defined in § 475.010(11), RSMo, as amended by H.B. 154, 95^th Gen. Assembly, 1^st Reg. Sess. (Mo. 2009, effective August 28, 2009). The limitations, if any, imposed on the authority of the guardian or conservator as set forth in the findings of the court must be stated in the letters granted to the guardian or conservator and must also be set forth in the notice of granting of letters of guardianship. Section 475.075.10. For example, in In re Walker, 875 S.W.2d 147 (Mo. App. E.D. 1994), the court found that the ward was partially, rather than...