Iowa § 597.7 Proceedings

Iowa Statutes

§ 597.7 — Proceedings

Iowa § 597.7

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 597HUSBAND AND WIFE

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Iowa Code § 597.7 (2026).

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The petition shall be verified by the petitioner, and filed in the office of the clerk of the
district court of the proper county, notice of which shall be given as in other cases. Upon
completed service, the court shall appoint some responsible attorney thereof guardian for the
person alleged to be mentally ill, who shall ascertain the propriety, good faith, and necessity
of the prayer of the petitioner, and may resist the application by making any legal or equitable
defense thereto, and the guardian shall be allowed by the court a reasonable compensation
to be paid as the other costs.

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The petition shall be verified by the petitioner, and filed in the office of the clerk of the
district court of the proper county, notice of which shall be given as in other cases. Upon
completed service, the court shall appoint some responsible attorney thereof guardian for the
person alleged to be mentally ill, who shall ascertain the propriety, good faith, and necessity
of the prayer of the petitioner, and may resist the application by making any legal or equitable
defense thereto, and the guardian shall be allowed by the court a reasonable compensation
to be paid as the other costs.