Michael S. B. v. Berns

Michael B., guardian of the estate of Stanley B., appeals an order denying his request for court authorization permitting him to make gifts from Stanley's guardianship estate in $10,000 increments. Michael also appeals an order denying his motion to reconsider the same issue. Because we agree with the circuit court that no statutory authority gives Michael the power to make gifts from the guardianship estate for the purpose of avoiding estate taxes and because we refuse to invoke the common law doctrine of substituted judgment to give Michael such authority, we affirm the circuit court's…