Estate of A.T.

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

The maternal grandmother, Regina Hayes, appeals the order of the probate division of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis appointing the paternal grandmother, Sharond Thorpe, as statutory guardian for the minor child, A.T., and designating the paternal grandmother as representative payee of the minor’s social-security benefits. Based on the record presented, we affirm the appointment of the paternal grandmother as statutory guardian. However, because a state court has no authority to designate a representative payee of a minor’s social-security benefits, we…