Legal Opinion
Ridley-McKinney v. Shoemaker
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 2013No. WD 75448PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.
Appellants Robyne Ridley-McKinney and Charlotte Ridley appeal from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Benton County concluding that Tina Shoemaker had the right and authority, pursuant to a durable power of attorney, to determine the disposition of the body of Appellants’ mother, Betty Jean Collins. For the following reasons, that judgment is reversed.
On June 12, 2012, after having been diagnosed with cancer, Collins executed a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Choices & Health Care Directive1 appointing Shoemaker “as [her] agent for health care choices…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Estate of Haan v. HaanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
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