K.A.S. v. R.E.T.

WALLACE, Judge.

In this case we are called upon to decide whether the probate court has the power to order the nonparental guardians of the person of a minor ward to permit visitation between the ward and one of his grandparents. We hold that the probate court has the inherent power to order the guardians to permit such visitation. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the probate court that held to the contrary, and we remand this case for the probate court to reconsider, in light of our holding, the grandparent’s petition for visitation with the minor ward. We also decide that the probate…