Legal Opinion
In Re the Guardianship of Stevenson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 2013No. 26168PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] The circuit court ordered a mother’s removal as guardian and conservator for her disabled adult daughter, after the mother failed to address adequately her daughter’s obesity and transition to more independent living. The mother appeals.
Background
[¶ 2.] Nicole Trina Stevenson was born in 1985 with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities. Dolores Overholtzer and Wayne Stevenson are Nicole’s biological parents. They were married at the time Nicole was born, but divorced in 1995. After Nicole turned 18, a California court appointed Dolores as Nicole’s guardian and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re M.R.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- In Re Interest of CWNebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- In re the Guardianship of GriesingerCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2011
3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
- In Re the Guardianship & Conservatorship of NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
- Estate of ShipmanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
- In Re the Estate of ShipmanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
- BETH ANN ELISA ERLANDSSON v. THE GUARDIANSHIP OF BETH ANN ELISA ERLANDSSONDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020
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