1. If the allegations of the petition as to the status of the proposed ward and the necessity for the appointment of a conservator are proved by clear and convincing evidence, the court may appoint a conservator.
2. In all proceedings to appoint a conservator, the court shall consider the functional limitations of the person and whether a limited conservatorship, as authorized in section 633.637, is appropriate.
3. Section 633.551 applies to the appointment of a conservator.
[R60, § 1449; C73, § 2272; C97, § 3219; C24, 27, § 12614, 12616; C31, 35, § 12614, 12616, 12644-c8; C39, § 12614, 12616, 12644.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 670.2, 670.4, 672.8; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.570]
97 Acts, ch 178, §10
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