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House Journal: Page 1292: Wednesday, April 16, 1997

49   a conservator.
50     Sec. ___.  Section 633.572, Code 1997, is amended

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 1   to read as follows:
 2     633.572  APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR ON VOLUNTARY
 3   PETITION.
 4     1.  A conservator may also be appointed by the
 5   court upon the verified petition of the proposed ward,
 6   without further notice, if the proposed ward is other
 7   than a minor under the age of fourteen years, provided
 8   the court determines that such an appointment will
 9   inure to the best interest of the applicant.  However,
10   if an involuntary petition is pending, the court shall
11   be governed by section 633.634.  The petition shall
12   provide the proposed ward notice of a conservator's
13   powers as provided in section 633.576.
14     2.  In all proceedings to appoint a conservator,
15   the court shall consider whether a limited
16   conservatorship, as authorized in section 633.637, is
17   appropriate.
18     Sec. ___.  Section 633.596, Code 1997, is amended
19   to read as follows:
20     633.596  TIME OF CONSIDERATIONS - APPOINTMENT OF
21   CONSERVATOR.
22     At the time such a standby petition is filed
under
23   this part, the court, without any notice, may
appoint
24   the conservator nominated in such petition or may set
25   the petition for hearing on such notice as the court
26   may prescribe shall consider whether a limited
27   conservatorship, as authorized in section 633.637, is
28   appropriate.
29     Sec. ___.  Section 633.635, subsection 1,
30   unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1997, is amended to read
31   as follows:
32     A Based upon the evidence produced at the hearing,
33   the court may grant a guardian may be granted the
34   following powers and duties which may be exercised
35   without prior court approval:
36     Sec. ___.  Section 633.635, subsections 3 and 4,
37   Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:
38     3.  The court may take into account all available
39   information concerning the capabilities of the ward
40   and any additional evaluation deemed necessary,
41   including the availability of third-party assistance
42   to meet the needs of the ward or proposed ward, and
43   may direct that the guardian have only a specially
44   limited responsibility for the ward.  In that event,
45   the court shall state those areas of responsibility
46   which shall be supervised by the guardian and all
47   others shall be retained by the ward.  The court may
48   make a finding that the ward lacks the capacity to

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