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Less Restrictive Alternatives in NC Guardianship Cases

Since January 1, 2024, a North Carolina court cannot declare an adult incompetent without deciding that nothing less restrictive would work. Two and a half years on, there is still no appellate decision interpreting the requirement and no place for it on the clerk's order form. A full treatment of what the law says, what it leaves open, and how to answer Items 6 and 7 of the AOC-SP-200.

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