Legal Opinion

Guardianship and Conservatorship of M.E.

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 16, 2017No. 20160327PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Crothers, Justice.

[¶ 1] M.E. appeals from an order denying her petition to be restored to capacity. M.E. argues the district court erred by denying her petition because no evidence shows she currently lacks the ability to care for herself and the court failed to order the least restrictive form of intervention. We affirm, concluding M.E. failed to establish a prima facie case for termination of the guardianship or for a less restrictive form of intervention.

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[¶ 2] In 2014 M.E.’s children, N.P. and M.N., petitioned the district court for a guardianship and conservatorship, alleging M.E. was in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. O'Neill v. O'NeillNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Matter of Guardianship of HedinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  3. guardianship/conservatorship of Van SickleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  4. N.P. v. M.E.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2015

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Guardianship and Conservatorship of K.H.P.North Dakota Supreme Court · 2024

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