MATTER OF ESTATE OF McPEAK

The petitioner, Walter C. McPeak, filed a petition for the appointment of a conservator in the circuit court of Hamilton County, alleging that his mother, Della McPeak, was incompetent and incapable of managing her person and estate because of old age and deterioration of mentality. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered an order granting the petition from which order respondent, Della McPeak, brings this appeal.

The record shows that respondent was 81 years old at the time of trial and the mother of two sons, petitioner Walter C. McPeak and W. L. McPeak. One month prior to the…