In Re Appointment of a Guardian of the Person for Katic

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order appointing a guardian for a minor alleged to be incompetent. Since the order was entered ex parte and without notice or hearing, the lower court had no jurisdiction over the alleged incompetent. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On May 23,1980, C. Eugene Swiger, Executive Director of the Southwest Communities Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers, filed a petition asking the lower court to appoint a guardian for the person of Raymond Katie. The petition alleged that Raymond was 13 years old; that he had been under…