Court appoints temporary co-conservators for 18-year-old Jared Reese; waives bond and inventory

The family court granted a temporary conservatorship for an 18-year-old man identified as Jared Reese after petitioners told the court he is “90 to 95 percent developmentally delayed,” nonverbal and requires full-time care.

At a hearing in case 2020 CV 13, petitioners Lisa Diane Reese and Justin Wade Reese asked the court to enter a temporary conservatorship and waive the inventory and bond requirements on the grounds that the proposed conservatee has no material assets or income. Judge David D. Wolfe granted the request and appointed Lisa Diane Reese and Justin Wade Reese as co-conservators, saying the circumstances demonstrated long-term care needs.

The petitioners told the court Jared—who goes by his middle name—has been cared for at home since childhood, is incontinent, nonverbal and requires assistance with daily living. The petitioners said Jared is under local care from nurse practitioner Heather Thompson and that they are in the process of obtaining a physician’s report to support the final conservatorship petition.

Judge Wolfe said he would waive the requirement for bond and inventory because there appeared to be no property or income to secure, and set a final hearing for March 10, advising the family to submit the physician’s report in the interim. “I'm gonna go ahead and grant the temporary conservatorship because, obviously, this is the situation we've been dealing with for his entire life,” the judge said.

The court also declined to appoint a guardian ad litem given the history of familial care. Petitioners were advised to file required medical documentation to support the final hearing. The court’s waiver of bond and inventory was entered on the record during the temporary appointment.