Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
In the Matter of Isaiah Boydston vs. Lorene Boydston; Carla Drummond; and Shanna Burns, Public Administrator
Isaiah Boydston, an incapacitated adult, appealed the circuit court's judgment denying his petition to appoint his paternal grandmother as his successor guardian and conservator, seeking to replace the Public Administrator. Boydston argued that the circuit court erroneously denied his petition by implying he lacked authority to file it and that the judgment was not supported by substantial evidence and was against the weight of the evidence. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that Boydston had the right to file the petition, but the circuit court properly addressed it on the merits and found substantial evidence to support retaining the Public Administrator as guardian and conservator.