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474.320 or by a separate written instrument which is dated and is either duly executed and acknowledged by the custodial parent or is signed by the custodial parent in the presence of at least two disinterested witnesses and subscribed by the witnesses.  If the custodial parent executes more than one document designating a standby guardian and there is a conflict between the documents as to the person designated, the document bearing the latest date shall control.   2.  If a custodial parent who has designated a standby guardian is or becomes seriously ill, the custodial parent or the person designated as standby guardian may file a petition in the probate division of the circuit court of the county which would be of proper venue for the appointment of a guardian of the minor or incapacitated person seeking appointment of the designated person as standby guardian.  A copy of the will or separate written instrument designating the standby guardian and a consent to act as standby guardian signed by the person designated shall be filed with the petition, which petition shall state:   (1)  The name, age, domicile, actual place of residence, and mailing address of the minor or incapacitated person;   (2)  The name and address of the custodial parent and of the designated standby guardian;   (3)  The name and address of each parent of the minor or incapacitated person and whether that parent is living or dead;   (4)  The name and address of the spouse, if applicable, and the names, ages, and addresses of all living children of the minor or incapacitated person;   (5)  If the person for whom appointment of a standby guardian is sought has been adjudicated incapacitated, the date of adjudication and the name and address of the court which entered the judgment; and   (6)  The reasons why the appointment of a standby guardian is sought. ­­ ­ Proceedings on the petition shall be conducted in the same manner as would be applicable in a case for appointment of a successor guardian under section