(a) As used in this act: (i) "Adult" means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age; (ii) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-3-101 through 3-3-1106; (iii) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-2-101 through 3-2-303; (iv) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian; (v) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued; (vi) "Incompetent person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed; (vii) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding; (viii) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued; (ix) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property; (x) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued; (xi) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; (xii) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought; (xiii) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (xiv) "This act" means W.S. 3-8-101 through 3-8-502.
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