Estate of C.W.

BECK, Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether a guardian with authority to consent to a tubal ligation should be appointed for C.W., a 24 year old mute woman with a mental age of 3-5. She suffers from moderately severe retardation, grand mal epilepsy, cerebral palsy and scoliosis. The trial court determined that it was in C.W.’s best interest that her mother be appointed as her guardian, with specific authority to consent to a laparoscopic tubal ligation.

The trial court’s decision reflects an exceedingly careful consideration of the voluminous record and is in accord with the law of…