In Re Guardianship of E.L.

The ward, E.L., appeals an order of the Merrimack County Probate Court (Hampe, J.) denying his motion to terminate guardianship. E.L. argues that the probate court erred in finding that the guardian proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he remains incapacitated to make his own medical decisions and that no less restrictive alternative to guardianship exists. We affirm.

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The following facts could be found from the record. In 1994, E.L. was convicted of sexually assaulting his wife. He was deemed incompetent to be sentenced and confined to the Secure Psychiatric Unit (SPU) at the New Hampshire…