Opinion ID: 2451811
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Judge Reese's rulings concerning PGSC's conservatorship

Text: After Superior Court Judge John Reese appointed PGSC as guardian over Foster's objections, Foster filed a petition to remove PGSC for cause. The court held a hearing in February 2004 and denied Foster's request, finding PGSC to have acted appropriately, reasonably, and in the best interests of Ann Davis in all aspects of its service as guardian and personal representative. Judge Reese's order from the bench was severely critical of Foster, accusing her of selfish manipulations and hypocrisy, and referring to her mixed motives and contentious personality. Judge Reese ruled against Foster on every issue, stating: Ms. Foster's personality is the reason PGSC was appointed in the first place. PGSC's job is not to confront Ms. Foster but to help Ann Davis. Discussing a problem with the insurance on Davis's house, the court held Foster partly responsible, stating that she interfered in PGSC's work. The court also suggested that Foster's interference was a transparent attempt to get the house to her daughter through inheritance rather than purchase or rent and was contrary to the current need of Ann Davis to benefit from her own asset. Because Davis passed away in November 2004, a few months after Judge Reese's written order, Foster's appeal from that order to this court was dismissed as moot. But we granted Foster the right to preserve the issues she raised for the anticipated conservatorship proceedings regarding PGSC's accounting.