2016 Iowa Code
Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 231E - SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER ACT
Section 231E.7 - Substitute decision maker-initiated appointment — interventions.
231E.7
Substitute decision maker-initiated appointment — interventions.
The state office or local office may on its own motion or at the request of the court intervene in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding if the state office or local office or the court considers the intervention to be justified because of any of the following:
1. An appointed guardian or conservator is not fulfilling prescribed duties or is subject to removal under section 633.65.
2. A willing and qualified guardian or conservator is not available.
3. The best interests of the ward require the intervention.
2005 Acts, ch 175, §136; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §48
Referred to in §231E.8
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