Legal Opinion

Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship of R.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 12, 2026No. Cum-25-331Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 43

Docket: Cum-25-331 Submitted On Briefs: March 18, 2026 Decided: May 12, 2026 Panel: MEAD, CONNORS, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ., and HORTON, A.R.J. ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF R. LIPEZ, J. [¶1] R. appeals from a judgment of the Cumberland County Probate Court (Aranson, J.) denying his petition to terminate his existing guardianship and granting a petition of the Department of Health and Human Services to be appointed as his conservator. R. contends that the court erred in declining to terminate his guardianship and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. SauersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. In re M.P.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  4. Mark J. Theriault v. State of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  5. In re Aliyah M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016

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