2021 Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 633 - PROBATE CODE
Section 633.570 - Notification of guardianship and conservatorship powers.
633.570 Notification of guardianship and conservatorship powers.
1. In a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian, the respondent shall be given written notice which advises the respondent of the powers that a guardian may exercise without court approval pursuant to section 633.635, subsection 2, and the powers that the guardian may exercise only with court approval pursuant to section 633.635, subsection 3.
2. In a proceeding for the appointment of a conservator, the respondent shall be given written notice which advises the respondent of the powers that a conservator may exercise without court approval pursuant to section 633.646* and the powers that the guardian** may exercise only with court approval pursuant to section 633.647.
3. If the respondent is an adult, the notice shall clearly advise the respondent of the respondent’s rights to representation by an attorney and the potential deprivation of the respondent’s civil rights. The notice shall also state that the respondent may be represented by the respondent’s own attorney rather than an attorney appointed by the court. If the respondent is an adult, notice shall be served upon the respondent with the notice of the filing of the petition as provided in section 633.558. If the respondent is a minor, notice shall be served upon the respondent with the notice of the filing of a petition as provided in section 633.559.
2019 Acts, ch 57, §27, 43, 44
Referred to in §633.591
Former §633.570 repealed effective January 1, 2020, by 2019 Acts, ch 57, §41, 43
Section takes effect January 1, 2020, and applies to guardianships and guardianship proceedings for adults and conservatorships and conservatorship proceedings for adults and minors established or pending before, on, or after that date; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §43, 44
*Section 633.646 is repealed by
2019 Acts, ch 57, §41, 43, 44
; corrective legislation is pending
**The term “conservator” may be intended; corrective legislation is pending
