Wisconsin Panel Affirms Guardianship, Protective Orders For Dementia Patient

(July 13, 2020, 12:02 PM EDT) -- WAUSAU, Wis. — The Third District Wisconsin Court of Appeals on July 7 affirmed orders for personal and estate guardianship, as well as protective placement, for an 87-year-old man who suffers from dementia, ruling that a lower court made no error in determining that his ability to evaluate information on his own health and property was impaired and that he posed a risk to himself (J.W. v. R.B., No. 2019AP197, Wis. App., Dist. 3, 2020 Wisc. App. LEXIS 306)....

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