In Re the Appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem & Conservator for Watson

Appellant James Watson (Watson) appeals the decision of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, denying his petition for appointment of himself as conservator and guardian ad litem, and granting the petition of his ex-wife Tañara Martin (Martin) for appointment of herself as conservator and guardian ad litem of the couples’ four minor children (the children). We affirm.

ISSUE

The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion in concluding that Martin was not subject to an inherent conflict of interest between her husband and her children, that…