Miller v. Shatzka

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Neva J. Shatzka has appealed an order dismissing Myron Miller’s petition for appointment of a guardian for Shatzka and ordering Miller “to provide for reasonable compensation from the ward’s estate if the compensation will not unreasonably jeopardize the ward’s well-being.” We affirm dismissal of the petition, and we reverse that part of the order authorizing compensation from Shatzka’s estate.

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[¶ 2] Shatzka is the beneficiary of a trust established for her benefit by her parents in 1989. Miller, Shatzka’s brother, is a co-trustee of the trust. Based on the urging of…