In Re the Conservatorship of Kovatch

The appellant, Ann Cogswell, appeals from an order of the District Court for the Ninth Judicial District, Pondera County, denying her petition to be appointed conservator for her father, Andrew Kovatch. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in finding that Andrew’s property is not being wasted or dissipated and that appointment of a conservator for Andrew’s estate is unnecessary.

Ann Cogswell and Merrill Kovatch are the only children of Andrew Kovatch, aged 88. Andrew, who has been widowed since 1990, resides in a nursing home and is unable to manage his…