Anderson v. Hoover

SOUTHWICK, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. The unmarried mother of three minor children died soon after the birth of her last child. The mother’s sister was appointed guardian of the person and the estate of all the children even though they had always lived with their father. The deceased’s sister and mother arranged for a malpractice suit to be brought on the children’s behalf against various medical providers. After the suit was settled, the children’s father sought to be named as their sole guardian. Instead, he was appointed as co-guardian and the guardianship by the children’s aunt continued. The…