Section 560:5-409 - Original petition; orders(a) If a proceeding is brought for the reason that the respondent is a minor, after a hearing on the petition, upon finding that the appointment of a conservator or other protective order is in the best interest of the minor, the court shall make an appointment or other appropriate protective order.(b) If a proceeding is brought for reasons other than that the respondent is a minor, after a hearing on the petition, upon finding that a basis exists for a conservatorship or other protective order, the court shall make the least restrictive order consistent with its findings. The court shall make orders necessitated by the protected person's limitations and demonstrated needs, including appointive and other orders that will encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of the protected person.(c) Within fourteen days after entry of the order of appointment, the conservator shall deliver or send a copy of the order of appointment, together with a statement of the right to seek termination or modification, to the protected person, if the protected person has attained fourteen years of age and is not missing, detained, or unable to return to the United States, and to all other persons given notice of the petition; provided that, for good cause shown, the court may extend time for the order and statement to be sent or delivered to the protected person, or otherwise modify or waive that requirement.(d) The appointment of a conservator or the entry of another protective order shall not be deemed a determination of incapacity of the protected person under part 3. L 2004, c 161 , pt of §1; am L 2005, c 22, §37; am L 2008, c 39, §8 .