Legal Opinion
In Re the GUARDIANSHIP OF Jeffers J. TSCHUMY, Ward
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 17, 2014No. A12-2179PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILDEA, Chief Justice.
The question presented in this case is whether court approval is required before a guardian who has the power to consent to necessary medical treatment for a ward under Minn.Stat. § 524.5-313(c)(4)(i) (2012), may consent to remove the ward from life-sustaining treatment when all the interested parties agree that such removal is in the ward’s best interests. The district court held that a guardian who possesses the medical-consent power under Minn.Stat. § 524.5 — B13(c)(4)(i), cannot consent to the removal of a ward’s life support without prior court approval. The…
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