North Dakota Century Code Title 30.1. Uniform Probate Code § 30.1-29-10. (5-410) Who may be appointed conservator--Priorities

1. The court may appoint an individual, limited liability company, association, corporation, or other entity with general power to serve as trustee, as conservator of the estate of a protected person.

2. Unless lack of qualification or other good cause dictates the contrary, the court shall appoint a conservator in accordance with the protected person's most recent nomination in a durable power of attorney.

3. Except as provided in subsection 2, persons who are not disqualified have priority for appointment as conservator in the following order:

4. A person denominated in subdivision a, c, d, e, or f of subsection 3 may nominate, in writing, a substitute to serve instead and thereby transfer the priority to the substitute. With respect to persons having equal priority, the court is to select the one who is best qualified of those willing to serve. The court, for good cause, may pass over a person having higher priority and appoint a person having lower priority or no priority.