Casey v. Casey

MURDOCK, Justice.

James G. Casey, Sr. (“James Sr.”), and Julie Toner (“Julie”), the daughter of James Sr. and Jo Ann H. Casey (“Jo Ann”), seek a writ of mandamus from this Court directing the Jefferson Circuit Court (“the circuit court”) to dismiss Jo Ann’s petition to remove a guardianship and conservatorship proceeding concerning her (“the guardianship proceeding”) from the Jefferson Probate Court (“the probate court”) to the circuit court. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

*824 I. Facts and Procedural History

On June 11, 2008, Jo Ann filed a petition for divorce in the domestic-relations…