Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Nov 14, 2024
IN THE INTEREST OF: Z.N.B. and A.L.C., Minor children under seventeen years of age, CARTER COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICER, Petitioner-Respondent v. B.L.C., Intervenor-Appellant
B.L.C., a foster parent, appealed a judgment from the probate division that awarded guardianship of two minor children to their maternal great aunt. The foster parent challenged the judgment appointing the great aunt as guardian. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, holding that the foster parent lacked statutory standing to appeal the guardianship judgment because she did not qualify as an "interested person" under the relevant probate code provisions.