| (1) | Unless the court finds there is good cause that the person should not serve as guardian, the court shall appoint a guardian for an individual with a severe intellectual disability in the following order of priority:
| (a) | a parent of the individual with a severe intellectual disability; |
| (b) | an adult sibling of the individual with a severe intellectual disability; |
| (c) | a grandparent of the individual with a severe intellectual disability; |
| (d) | an adult relative of the individual with a severe intellectual disability if the individual has resided with the relative for more than 180 days before the day on which the petition was filed; |
| (e) | one of the closest adult relatives of the individual if any can be found; |
| (f) | a specialized care professional, so long as the specialized care professional does not:
| (i) | profit financially or otherwise from or receive compensation for acting in that capacity, except for the direct costs of providing guardianship or conservatorship services; or |
| (ii) | otherwise have a conflict of interest in providing those services; |
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| (g) | a competent person or suitable institution; or |
| (h) | the Office of Public Guardian described in Title 26B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Office of Public Guardian. |
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