If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate county of this state, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
Iowa Code § 633.718
Registration of guardianship orders
Known as the Iowa Probate Code
The act spans §§ 633–633 (527 sections).
2010 Acts, ch 1086, §19, 24, 25
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.