Valer v. Bartelson

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Neil Bartelson and Diane Fischer appeal from a district court order that concluded the court did not have jurisdiction to decide whether funds expended pri- or to the appointment of a guardian and conservator were misappropriated. We conclude the court erred in determining it did not have jurisdiction over the misappropriation claim, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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[¶ 2] Ralph Bartelson had four children — Jean Valer, Jane Haught, Neil Bar-telson, and Diane Fischer. The children agreed that Ralph Bartelson would move into Valer’s home and that Valer…