Wells v. Guardianship of Wells

*1048OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge

When illness rendered eighty-eight-year-old Myrtle Farley Wells incapable of making decisions about her medical treatment and managing her estate, four of her eleven children filed a petition for'the emergency appointment of a temporary guardian. The petition requested that June Coffey, one of Myrtle’s daughters, be appointed in that capacity. Coffey was appointed permanent guardian in a subsequent proceeding. Joel Wells (Interve-nor) is Myrtle’s son.and Coffey’s brother. After Coffey was appointed temporary guardian, Intervenor opposed Coffey’s appointment as either…