Autry v. Beckham

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

| Appellant appeals from the circuit court’s February 20, 2014 order appointing appellees as guardians of Louise Alma Shepherd a/k/a Louise Whaley. On appeal, appellant argues that the" circuit court erred in (1) failing to obtain a professional evaluation prior to the court hearing for the appointment of a guardian; (2) allowing appellees to intervene in the guardianship of Ms. Whaley; and (3) failing to take into consideration the order of preference in appointing a guardian as set out in Arkansas Code Annotated section 28-65-204.1 We reverse.

Louise Whaley, the…