633.566 Preference as to appointment of conservator. 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, ifqualified and suitable, nominated as conservator for a minor child by a will executed by theparent having custody of a minor child, and any qualified and suitable person requested bya minor fourteen years of age or older, or by standby petition executed by a person havingphysical and legal custody of a minor. Subject to these preferences, the court shall appointas conservator a qualified and suitable person who is willing to serve in that capacity. [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C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.571] 94 Acts, ch 1153, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 57, §42 – 44C2020, §633.566Former §633.566 repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 57, §41 Sat Dec 23 11:26:56 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 633.566 (43, 3)
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