IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF WAY

No. 32332-6-I.

901 P.2d 349 (1995)

79 Wash.App. 184

In re the GUARDIANSHIP OF: Inez B. WAY, Alleged Incapacitated Person. The DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant, v. Inez B. WAY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

September 5, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexandra Moore Wulsin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Seattle, for appellant.

Margaret Baran, Seattle, for respondent.


GROSSE, Judge.

Persons who are alleged to be physically or mentally incapacitated are entitled to a jury trial. The State contends that the trial court erred in permitting the jury to determine not simply the broad issue of the incapacity of Inez Way, but the more specific issues of the limitations and restrictions to be placed on her under a limited guardianship. We hold that the statutory scheme contemplates exactly what the trial court permitted: An alleged incompetent...

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