Iowa Code 633.710 – Special jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 633.710
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- 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
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
633.710 Special jurisdiction.
1. A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § 633.709 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
a. Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a period not to exceed ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state.
b. Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state.
c. Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to § 633.716.
2. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
2010 Acts, ch 1086, §11, 24, 25
Referred to in §633.709, 633.711, 633.715
1. A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under § 633.709 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
a. Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a period not to exceed ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state.
b. Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state.
c. Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to § 633.716.
2. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
2010 Acts, ch 1086, §11, 24, 25
Referred to in §633.709, 633.711, 633.715