GOVUVEIA v. GRULER

Syllabus

1. Do parties in an adult guardianship proceeding impermissibly delegate judicial authority by agreeing to be bound by a third party's best-interests recommendations? 2. If a party presents no meritorious reason to be released from an agreement to be bound by a third party's adult guardianship recommendations, does due process require the court to hold an evidentiary hearing? 3. When a person with a significant relationship to a ward petitions for contact with the ward under A.R.S. § 14-5316(D), must the superior court independently determine whether the proposed contact is in the ward's best interests? 4. Does a court abuse its discretion when it maintains a guardianship arrangement based on an erroneous finding that guardianship is not at issue?