In re Bibi Guardianship

In this dispute over guardianship, petitioner, Nadima Bibi, appeals by leave granted1 the *327circuit court’s appellate opinion and order, which affirmed the probate court’s guardianship decision in favor of respondent, Lorraine Wallace. We conclude that the probate court erred when it applied principles of preclusion to Bibi’s petition and that the circuit court erred when it affirmed the probate court’s order. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings in the probate court.

I. BASIC FACTS

This case arises out of a guardianship dispute between the minor wards’ grandmothers. It…