Matter of Guardianship of Reed

SNELL, Justice.

This case raises questions of law and equity arising out of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian and conservator for a minor child. The child, Joseph Edmund Reed, was orphaned in 1985 at age one by an automobile accident that killed his father and mother. In these proceedings, his maternal grandfather, his paternal grandparents, and his parents’ friends have all sought to be appointed guardians and conservators. The district court on remand from the court of appeals placed physical custody with the parents’ friends and appointed them coguardians. On a second appeal…