IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF BENHAM

No. 105,889.

271 P.3d 1257 (2012)

47 Kan. App. 2d 83

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP and Conservatorship Of Bernetta F. BENHAM.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

February 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kip Elliot , of Disability Rights Center of Kansas, of Topeka, for appellant, Bernetta F. Benham.

R. Douglas Sebelius , of Sebelius & Griffiths, LLP, of Norton, for appellee, guardian/conservator Karen Glenn.

Before MARQUARDT, P.J., PIERRON, J., and JEAN F. SHEPHERD, District Judge Retired, assigned.


MARQUARDT, J.

Bernetta F. Benham, an adult with progressive dementia, is represented by Kip Elliot of the Disability Rights Center of Kansas. She challenges the district court's decision that her guardian, Karen Glenn, has placed her in the least restrictive setting appropriate to her needs that is reasonably available. Bernetta also appeals the denial of her motion to discharge her court-appointed attorney. We affirm.

FACTS

Bernetta, a 79-year-old...

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