In re Guardianship of Simard

The guardian of the estate of a minor appeals an order of the Merrimack County Probate Court (Hampe, J.) appointing co-guardians, disapproving a proposed settlement that directs payment of the settlement funds to an irrevocable trust which extends beyond the minor’s eighteenth birthday, and ordering the co-guardians to post a $1,500,000 corporate fiduciary bond. We vacate the probate court’s order on payment of the settlement funds but affirm the bond requirement.

Joshua R. Simard, a minor, brought a tort action in superior court for injuries allegedly received at birth. After a jury trial,…