Judge appoints parents conservators for adult son, waives routine medical-report requirement

The court appointed Charles F. Couch and Karen L. Couch as conservators for their adult son Jacob after reviewing medical filings and testimony on the record. Judge David D. Wolfe told the parents the petition and physician's report supported the requested relief and said he would "waive the medical report" language that would otherwise require annual medical-status filings.

The parents testified that Jacob lives with them and that they had filed the proposed property-management plan and a medical examination report signed by his physician. The judge noted that the condition appears permanent and said he saw "no reason" to require an annual medical report and struck the requirement from the proposed order, indicating he had initialed and signed the revised order in court.

Counsel and the court confirmed that the proposed conservator would manage any limited assets and that no bond was necessary where there were no significant estate assets to protect. The judge instructed counsel to submit a final order reflecting the court's changes.

The ruling makes the parents the formal decision-makers for Jacob's personal and financial needs; the court scheduled no specific automatic review date in the hearing, noting parties could seek review if circumstances change.