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Iowa Code § 232D.202

Death of parents

Known as the Iowa Minor Guardianship Proceedings Act

The act spans §§ 232–232 (30 sections).

2019 Acts, ch 56, §8, 44, 45

1. The court may appoint a guardian for a minor if both parents are deceased.

2. In appointing a guardian for a minor whose parents are deceased, the court shall give preference to a person, if qualified and suitable, nominated as guardian for a minor by a will that was executed by the parent or parents having legal custody of the minor at the time of the parent’s or parents’ death, and that was admitted to probate under chapter 633.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.