The parents of a minor, or either of them, if qualified and suitable, shall be preferred over all others for appointment as guardian. Preference shall then be given to any person, if qualified and suitable, nominated as guardian for a minor child by a will executed by the parent having custody of a minor child, and any qualified and suitable person requested by a minor fourteen years of age or older, or by standby petition executed by a person having physical and legal custody of a minor. Subject to these preferences, the court shall appoint as guardian a qualified and suitable person who is willing to serve in that capacity.
[C51, § 1491, 1492, 1495, 1498; R60, § 2543, 2544, 2547, 2550; C73, § 2241, 2242, 2244, 2249; C97, § 3192, 3193, 3195; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 12573, 12574, 12576; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 668.1, 668.2, 668.4; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.559]
94 Acts, ch 1153, §9
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