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Presiding judge approves final accounting in Benjamin Merlaff guardianship
Summary
At a Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court session, the presiding judge approved the final accounting for the guardianship of Benjamin Merlaff (file 44985DD) after the guardian ad litem reported no concerns. The court indicated it would sign an order formalizing approval.
At a probate hearing in the Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, the presiding judge approved the final accounting for the guardianship of Benjamin Merlaff, file 44985DD.
Michael Brooks, the guardian ad litem, told the court he had reviewed the papers and “I have no issues with these folks' accounting.” The judge said she had reviewed the file as well and that “it does appear that the accounting is accurate. It meets all of the statutory requirements for approval, and I am going to sign allowing the same.” Family members and a case manager joined remotely and Benjamin Merlaff appeared on video.
The judge made no additional findings on the record and did not place further conditions on the approval. No formal vote was taken; the court signaled it would enter an order approving the final accounting based on the filings and the guardian ad litem’s report.
The judge closed the matter with no further proceedings scheduled on the record for this file.
