Court Of Appeals Reverses Trial Court’s Guardianship Order Due To Lack Of Clear And Convincing Evidence
The Court reversed and remanded the Trial Court’s finding that GM was an incapacitated individual subject to a guardianship and conservatorship because DHHS did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that both MCL 700.5306 and MCL 700.5401 were met.
Woman’s Daughters - Not Husband - Were Properly Appointed As Co-Conservators
A probate court did not err in appointing the daughters of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as her co-conservators rather than appointing her husband.
Elderly Woman Not Mentally Deficient: Conservator Wrongly Appointed
A probate court should not have appointed a conservator for a 74-year-old woman who suffered some minor memory problems and math difficulties.