633.557  Appointment of guardian on voluntary petition.

1.  A guardian may also be appointed by the court upon the verified petition of the proposed ward, without further notice, if the proposed ward is other than a minor under the age of fourteen years, provided the court determines that such an appointment will inure to the best interest of the applicant. However, if an involuntary petition is pending, the court shall be governed by section 633.634. The petition shall provide the proposed ward notice of a guardian's powers as provided in section 633.562.

2.  In all proceedings to appoint a guardian, the court shall consider whether a limited guardianship, as authorized in section 633.635, is appropriate.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 1495; R60, § 2547; C73, § 2244; C97, § 3195; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12576, 12617; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 668.4, 670.5; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.557]

Section History: Recent form

  89 Acts, ch 178, §9; 97 Acts, ch 178, §7

Internal References

  Referred to in § 237.13, 633.634

Footnotes

  See also § 633.572

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