(1) If the person of full age cannot be adequately cared for by one or more than one natural persons, the custodianship court appoints a recognised custodianship association as custodian. The appointment requires consent by the association.
(2) The association transfers the exercise of the custodianship to individual persons. In doing this, it is to comply with suggestions of the person of full age, to the extent that this is not contravened by compelling reasons. The association notifies the court at once to whom it has transferred the exercise of the custodianship.
(3) If the association becomes aware of circumstances which indicate that the person of full age can be cared for adequately by one or more than one natural persons, it is to notify the court of this fact.
(4) If the person of full age cannot be cared for adequately by one or more than one natural persons or by an association, the court appoints the competent public authority as custodian. Subsections (2) and (3) apply accordingly.
(5) The decision on consent to a sterilisation of the person under custodianship may not be transferred to associations or to public authorities.