Iowa § 633.566 Preference as to appointment of conservator

Iowa Statutes

§ 633.566 — Preference as to appointment of conservator

Iowa § 633.566

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 633PROBATE CODE

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Iowa Code § 633.566 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Legislative History

[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]