In Re Tripp

This is an accelerated appeal of a judgment of the Wood County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, and was submitted on the briefs pursuant to Loc.App.R. 9(B). Appellant, Paul E. Tripp, appeals the appointment of appellee, Marvin E. Keller, as guardian of the person and the estate of Paul’s mother Delores Tripp due to her incompetency.

Briefly, Delores Tripp resided at 932 Pearl Street in Wood County, Ohio, for over twenty years. In 1991, the Wood County Department of Human Services obtained an order from the Wood County Probate Court removing Delores from her home pursuant to the Adult…