Iowa Code § 633.566

Current through March 29, 2024

Section 633.566 - Preference as to appointment of conservator

The parents of a minor, or either of them, if qualified and suitable, shall be preferred over all others for appointment as conservator. Preference shall then be given to any person, if qualified and suitable, nominated as conservator 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 conservator a qualified and suitable person who is willing to serve in that capacity.

Iowa Code § 633.566

94 Acts, ch 1153, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §42 -44

Renumbered from Iowa Code s 633.571 by 2019 Iowa, ch 57, s 42, eff. 1/1/2020.

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, § 633.571 94 Acts, ch 1153, §10

Former §633.566 repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 57, §41