1. If the allegations of the petition as to the status of the proposed ward and the necessity for the appointment of a guardian are proved by clear and convincing evidence, the court may appoint a guardian.
2. In all proceedings to appoint a guardian, the court shall consider the functional limitations of the proposed ward and whether a limited guardianship, as authorized in section 633.635, is appropriate.
3. Section 633.551 applies to the appointment of a conservator.*
[R60, § 1449; C73, § 2272; C97, § 3219; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12614; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 670.2; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.556]
97 Acts, ch 178, §6
Referred to in § 229.27, 235B.18
*"Guardian" probably intended; corrective legislation is pending
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