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Court appoints grandmother as emergency guardian for 10‑year‑old after mother’s death; putative‑father registry to be checked
Summary
The court granted an emergency guardianship to Kinley Noel Dunn’s grandmother, Lavada England, after the child’s mother died; the judge directed consultation of the putative‑father registry and set a timetable toward a permanent hearing within 60 days.
Judge David D. Wolfe granted an emergency guardianship to Lavada England for 10‑year‑old Kinley Noel Dunn after the child’s mother died on Nov. 24, 2024, and the court directed counsel and the parties to consult the putative‑father registry before undertaking any further paternity investigation.
The emergency appointment gives England temporary legal authority to enroll the child in school, take Kinley to medical appointments and perform other duties of a guardian while the parties prepare for a permanent guardianship proceeding required to occur within the…
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