Buchholz's Appeal from Probate

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court which dismissed, on its own motion, his appeal from a decision of the Windsor Locks *414Probate Court denying his application to be named guardian of his adult mentally retarded daughter. The sole issue of this appeal is whether the plaintiff is aggrieved by, and therefore has standing to appeal from, the Probate Court decree.

The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff is the father and the defendant1 is the mother of Trudy Buchholz, a twenty year old woman who is mentally retarded.2 The parties were divorced in 1969, at which time the…