MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF JENAE K.S.

No. 94-0955.

196 Wis.2d 16 (1995)

539 N.W.2d 104

IN the MATTER OF the GUARDIANSHIP OF JENAE K.S.: HOWARD M., Appellant, v. JEAN R., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of John H. Short of Vance, Wilcox, Short & Ristow, S.C. of Fort Atkinson.

For the respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Leon D. Stenz of O'Melia, Schiek & McEldowney, S.C. of Crandon.

Before Dykman, Sundby, and Vergeront, JJ.


DYKMAN, J.

Howard M. appeals from an order which terminates his guardianship of a child, Jenae K.S., and transfers her to the custody of her mother, Jean R. The first issue is the appropriate standard of review for deciding custody when a guardianship is terminated and a custody contest develops between the child's parent and a third party, in this case, the guardian. The second issue is whether sufficient evidence supported the trial court's finding that there were...

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