Knight v. Milwaukee County

¶ 1. Jeffrey and Norris Knight appeal from orders entered by the trial court appointing a guardian of both the estate and the person of Muriel K., and directing her protective placement in an unlocked unit of a nursing home. The Knights (Jeffrey is Norris's son) are not related to Muriel K. Rather, they had previously been designated by Muriel K. as her power-of-attorney agents — for financial matters (Jeffrey Knight) and for health-care matters (both Knights). After a hearing at which Muriel K. did not appear, the trial court stripped the Knights of these designated powers. The Knights…