Queen v. Belcher

The appellants, Bettye Jan Belcher Queen, Beverly Jean Belcher Scroggins, and Otha A. Belcher ("the petitioning children"), and the appellee, Brent Belcher ("Brent"), are all children of Olon Belcher, an 87-year-old man who, they all acknowledge, suffers from dementia. During his lifetime, Olon acquired a substantial estate, largely through the success of Olon Belcher Lumber Company, a retailer of lumber and building supplies. For some time, Brent has actively managed his father's estate, first through a durable power of attorney executed in 1995, and later through a family partnership formed…