597.7 Proceedings. 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. Uponcompleted service, the court shall appoint some responsible attorney thereof guardian for theperson alleged to be mentally ill, who shall ascertain the propriety, good faith, and necessityof the prayer of the petitioner, and may resist the application by making any legal or equitabledefense thereto, and the guardian shall be allowed by the court a reasonable compensationto be paid as the other costs. [R60, §1501; C73, §2217; C97, §3168; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10452; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.7] Sat Dec 23 11:09:43 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 597.7 (15, 1)
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