In Re Estate of Stark

Petitioner, Daniel A. Stark, sought to have Lois J. Paddock, the maternal grandmother, appointed guardian of the person and estate of Melinda Suzanne Stark, a minor. In his petition Daniel Stark stated that he was the father of Melinda and that it was necessary to have a guardian appointed because her natural mother, Melanie Stark (nee Paddock), had died in an automobile accident. On September 18, 1974, the trial court ordered the appointment of the maternal grandmother as guardian to be approved upon presentation of a bond.

Thereafter, the appellant, David Hall, filed a petition to intervene,…