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TRAPP v. STATE, OFFICE OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY

No. S-11280.

112 P.3d 668 (2005)

Susan TRAPP, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, OFFICE OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Treptow, Wendy E. Leukuma, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Venable Vermont, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, Gregg D. Renkes, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Under Alaska law, an individual may petition the superior court to appoint a conservator with power to manage the individual's finances, or a guardian with a broader, quasi-parental power to promote the individual's well-being. In cases where no private person is willing and competent to serve, the state Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) is appointed as a conservator or guardian. OPA was appointed...

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