Iowa Code 633.553 – Basis for appointment of conservator for an adult
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.553
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
633.553 Basis for appointment of conservator for an adult.
1. On petition and after notice and hearing, the court may appoint a conservator for an adult if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that both of the following are true:
a. The decision-making capacity of the respondent is so impaired that the respondent is unable to make, communicate, or carry out important decisions concerning the respondent’s financial affairs.
b. The appointment of a conservator is in the best interest of the respondent.
2. § 633.551 applies to the appointment of a conservatorship under subsection 1.
2019 Acts, ch 57, §11, 43, 44
Referred to in §633.567, 633.569, 633.675, 633B.102
1. On petition and after notice and hearing, the court may appoint a conservator for an adult if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that both of the following are true:
a. The decision-making capacity of the respondent is so impaired that the respondent is unable to make, communicate, or carry out important decisions concerning the respondent’s financial affairs.
b. The appointment of a conservator is in the best interest of the respondent.
2. § 633.551 applies to the appointment of a conservatorship under subsection 1.
2019 Acts, ch 57, §11, 43, 44
Referred to in §633.567, 633.569, 633.675, 633B.102