(1) a guardian under adult guardianship referred to in Article 929 shall be appointed ex officio by the Family Court.
(2) If a guardian under adult guardianship becomes absent due to the death or disqualification, or by any other cause, the Family Court shall also appoint a guardian under adult guardianship either ex officio or upon the application of the person under adult guardianship, any relative of the adult ward, an interested person, a public prosecutor, or the head of a local government.
(3) Even after a guardian under adult guardianship is appointed, the Family Court may appoint an additional adult guardian either ex officio or upon the application of a person entitled to file an application prescribed in paragraph (2) or a guardian under adult guardianship, if deemed necessary.
(4) In appointing a guardian under adult guardianship, the Family Court shall respect opinions of the person under adult guardianship, and shall also take into consideration circumstances, such as the health, living relationship and property status of the person under adult guardianship, the occupation and experience of a prospective adult guardian, and whether a prospective adult guardian shares any interest with the person under adult guardianship (where a corporation is a prospective adult guardian, referring to whether it shares any interest with the person under adult guardianship with respect to the types or details of its business, or whether it or its representative shares any interest with the person under adult guardianship).[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 7, 2011]