In Re Miller

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

The issue presented in this case is whether a parent has legal standing to challenge the appointment of a guardian for her child’s estate. We hold that a parent does have standing, and so we reverse.

Kelsey Lauren Miller was born on June 26, 1998, the sole child of the marriage of Appellant, Kristi L. George (hereinafter “Mother”), and Wesley D. Miller (hereinafter “Father”). After the parents divorced, they shared joint legal custody of Kelsey until Father died in April 2007. Although Father had died intestate, he had designated Kelsey as the sole beneficiary of his…