Legal Opinion
Sherwood Assisted Living, Inc. v. Finn
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 18, 2010No. 38105-2-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn-Brintnall, J.
¶1 In this appeal, we clarify the duties and relationships of guardians ad litem (GALs) in *205the context of a guardianship petition filed under chapter 11.88 RCW on behalf of a resident of an assisted living facility.
¶2 When a state ombudsman’s office investigation into Joseph Matthews’s financial affairs suggested that his daughter, Irma Matthews-Finn, and her husband, Michael Finn, had converted his assets for their own use, Rena Keith, an employee of Sherwood Assisted Living Inc. petitioned the Clallam County Superior Court to establish a guardianship over Matthews and his estate. Rayna…
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