When petition is made for the appointment of a guardian under section 2711 of this title, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall proceed under the Rules of Probate Procedure as in cases of the appointment of guardians of resident mentally disabled persons. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 179, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 76, § 6; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 128; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)