In Re Estate of Silverman

On September 30, 1992, petitioner, Jack H. Silverman, filed a petition asking that the circuit court adjudicate respondent, his brother Charles Silverman, disabled, and to appoint petitioner guardian over his person and estate. Respondent, whose wife of 42 years had recently passed away, is a retired salesman in his early seventies. He continues to live in the marital home with his wife’s sister, Sarah R. Block, who lived with the couple during all of their married life. Respondent and his wife had no children. The only living members of his immediate family are petitioner and another…