IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF WELCH

No. A03-1871.

686 N.W.2d 54 (2004)

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF Terese WELCH, Ward.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

September 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Ferris Jensen, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Krasowski and guardians.

Gregory R. Solum, Edina, MN, for respondent Welch.

Considered and decided by ANDERSON, Presiding Judge; PETERSON, Judge; and PARKER, Judge.


OPINION

PARKER, Judge.*

Respondent, who is subject to a private guardianship, suffers from mental illness. Although her condition can be treated with neuroleptic medication, she refuses such treatment unless she is subject to a court order. Appellants sought to extend the private guardian's existing medical consent powers to include consent to the administration of neuroleptic medication, by force if necessary, once respondent...

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