{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-633a.6306","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 633A.6306","heading":"Appointment of guardian ad litem.","body":"1. At any point in a judicial proceeding, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent and approve a settlement on behalf of the interest of a minor, an incapacitated, unborn, or unascertained person, or a person whose identity or address is unknown, if the court determines that representation of the interest otherwise would be inadequate.\n2. If not precluded by conflict of interest, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests.\n3. The court shall set out its reasons for appointing a guardian ad litem as a part of the record of the proceeding.\n4. In approving a judicially supervised settlement, a guardian ad litem may consider general family benefit.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 633A - IOWA TRUST CODE","Subchapter VI - PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING TRUSTS","Part 3 - SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND REPRESENTATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/633A.6306.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"0772e1e82bb696659d92ecb67e4193a2799fd8af9ce2d02926120bd021781bab","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-633a.6305","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-633a.6307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}