Kuelbs v. Hill

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

| Appellant Donald Hill and appellee Kimberly Hill filed competing petitions for guardianship or conservatorship of their adult sister, Kristin Kuelbs.1 The circuit judge appointed an attorney ad litem for Kristin and ordered Dr. Paul Deyoub to evaluate Kristin’s psychological condition. Dr. Deyoub determined that Kristin was incapacitated due to mental illness and needed a guardian of her person and her estate, neither of whom should be a family member. In accordance with the doctor’s recommendation, the court named social worker Valerie Swearingen as the guardian of…