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633.648 - APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY IN COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS.

        633.648  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY IN COMPROMISE OF      PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS.         Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633.647 prior to      authorizing a compromise of a claim for damages on account of      personal injuries to the ward, the court may order an independent      investigation by an attorney other than by the attorney for the      conservator.  The cost of such investigation, including a reasonable      attorney fee, shall be taxed as part of the cost of the      conservatorship.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 633.648]         Referred to in § 237.13