In Re Guardianship of Karin P.

NATURE OF CASE

John R filed a petition in the county court for Lancaster County to have a guardian and conservator appointed for his adult daughter, Karin P. In his petition, John nominated himself to serve as Karin’s guardian and conservator, claiming he had priority for appointment because he was Karin’s natural father and had been her custodial parent until she reached the age of majority. Paula P., Karin’s mother and John’s former wife, filed an objection and cross-petition in which she, inter alia, objected to the appointment of a guardian for Karin; alleged that if a guardian was…