Legal Opinion
In Matter of Guardianship of Agnes T.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 21, 1993No. 92-1056PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
Agnes T., by her guardian ad litem, Patricia M. Cavey, appeals from a judgment appointing a limited guardian for Agnes T. due to her incompetency.1 The issue on appeal is whether the *365trial court may order a guardianship under chapter 880 for a resident of a nursing home absent a concomitant order for protective placement under chapter 55. We hold that it may not.
The facts of this case are undisputed. Milwaukee County filed a petition for guardianship for Agnes in 1990. Agnes was, and presumably still is, a resident of Bel Aire Health Care Center, a nursing home located in Milwaukee County,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Village of Shorewood v. SteinbergWisconsin Supreme Court · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Watts v. Combined Community Services Board of Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Plachta v. PlachtaCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Matter of Guardianship of Agnes T.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1995
- In Matter of Guardianship of Agnes T.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
- Pierce Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs. v. J. S. N. (In re Protective Placement J.J.N.)Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2019