Opinion ID: 4509371
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Heading: standard of review

Text: [1,2] Appeals of matters arising under the Nebraska Probate Code, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-2201 through 30-2902 (Reissue 2016 & Cum. Supp. 2018), are reviewed for error on the record. In re Guardianship of K.R., ante p. 1, 932 N.W.2d 737 (2019). When reviewing a judgment for errors on the record, the inquiry is whether the decision conforms to the law, is supported by competent evidence, and is neither arbitrary, capricious, nor unreasonable. Id. An appellate court, in reviewing a judgment for errors on the record, will not substitute its - 1001 - Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets 304 Nebraska Reports IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF ELIZA W. Cite as 304 Neb. 995 factual findings for those of the lower court where competent evidence supports those findings. Id. [3] Statutory interpretation is a question of law, which an appellate court resolves independently of the trial court. Griffith v. Nebraska Dept. of Corr. Servs., ante p. 287, 934 N.W.2d 169 (2019).