1.    On petition by a person interested in the alleged incapacitated individual‘s welfare, the court may appoint an emergency guardian if the court finds that compliance with the procedures of this chapter likely will result in substantial harm to the alleged incapacitated individual’s health, safety, or welfare, and that no other person appears to have authority and willingness to act in the circumstances. The court may appoint the guardian for a specified period of time, not to exceed ninety days. Immediately upon receipt of the petition for an emergency guardianship, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to advocate for the best interests of the alleged incapacitated individual in the proceeding and any subsequent proceeding. Except as otherwise     provided in subsection 2, reasonable notice of the time and place of a hearing on the petition must be given to the alleged incapacitated individual, the individual’s spouse, if any, and any other person as the court directs.

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2.    An emergency guardian may be appointed without notice to the alleged incapacitated individual and the alleged incapacitated individual’s guardian ad litem only if the court finds from affidavit or other sworn testimony that the alleged incapacitated individual will be substantially harmed before a hearing on the appointment can be held. If the court appoints an emergency guardian without notice to the alleged incapacitated individual, the alleged incapacitated individual and the individual’s spouse, if any, must be given notice of the appointment within forty-eight hours after the appointment. The court shall hold a hearing on the appropriateness of the appointment within ten days after the appointment.

3.    If a conservator has not been appointed for the alleged incapacitated individual and the emergency guardian has authority for financial decisionmaking, the court’s order of appointment must state that the guardian shall safeguard any assets held by the alleged incapacitated individual and, during the period of appointment and subject to any further order of the court, may expend the individual’s assets only for the necessary support and care of the individual.

4.    Appointment of an emergency guardian, with or without notice, is not a determination of the alleged incapacitated individual’s incapacity.

5.    The court may remove an emergency guardian at any time. An emergency guardian shall make any report the court requires. In all other respects, the provisions of this chapter concerning guardians apply to an emergency guardian.

6.    The petitioner may request the court extend the emergency order for up to an additional ninety days upon good cause shown. The request must be filed with the court at least fourteen days before the expiration of the emergency order and served on the alleged incapacitated individual, the individual’s spouse, if any, and any other persons as the court directs. The court shall hold a hearing on the appropriateness of the extension within ten days of the request. No additional extensions of the emergency guardianship may be granted.