In Re Conservatorship of Marcotte

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal by the special administrator from a judgment of the district court holding that a voluntary conservatee could make inter vivos gifts to his co-conservators and others without court approval. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the district court in an unpublished opinion. We granted the special administrator’s petition for review.

In July 1980, Fred A. Marcotte filed a voluntary petition for conservatorship with the Finney County District Court. The petition stated that Marcotte was…