231E.7 - SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER-INITIATED APPOINTMENT -- INTERVENTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

231E.7 SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKER-INITIATED APPOINTMENT -- INTERVENTIONS. The state office or local office may on its own motion or at the request of the court intervene in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding if the state office or local office or the court considers the intervention to be justified because of any of the following: 1. An appointed guardian or conservator is not fulfilling prescribed duties or is subject to removal under section 633.65. 2. A willing and qualified guardian or conservator is not available. 3. The best interests of the ward require the intervention.          Section History: Recent Form 2005 Acts, ch 175, §136; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §48 Referred to in § 231E.8