In re Guardianship & Conservatorship of Barnhart
Annotate this CaseThe wife and stepdaughter of Donald Barnhart, who was deemed incapacitated and in need of protection, petitioned to become his coguardians and coconservators. The alleged beneficiaries of Barnhart’s prior will (collectively, the objectors) contested the guardianship and conservatorship, contending that they were interested parties to Barnhart’s welfare and, thus, had standing to contest the will. The county court issued an order finding that the objectors did not have standing to contest the guardianship and conservatorship. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that where the objectors’ only claimed interest in the case was a beneficial interest in a will of a surviving testator, the objectors failed to establish that they had standing to challenge the guardianship and conservatorship of Barnhart.
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