In Re Guardianship of Schumacher

This came on before the court upon the appeal from the order of the probate court appointing a guardian for Marian Schumacher. We reverse.

On September 12, 1986, John Schumacher made application for the appointment of a guardian for his mother, Marian Schumacher. Mr. Schumacher alleged that his mother was incompetent due to advanced age and physical and mental infirmity. At that time, eighty-nine-year-old Marian Schumacher was hospitalized following a stroke. Mrs. Schumacher had lived with another son, Lee Schu-macher, for a number of years. Lee Schumacher opposed the appointment. After an…