Conservatorship of Liebscher CA1/1

BACKGROUND

In January 2007, Herb Thomas, a private professional fiduciary, filed a petition for temporary conservatorship of Margaret McGee Liebscher. Charles Liebscher, Margaret’s husband, and several of her children and grandchildren filed declarations in support of the petition, stating that immediate appointment of a temporary conservatorship was necessary and appropriate. Appellant, one of Margaret’s sons, was the sole dissenter,

1 asserting he presently held “Power of Attorney, conservatorship, etc., for the Margaret McGee living trust.” The court appointed Herb Thomas temporary conservator of the estate of Margaret McGee Liebscher, and Thomas filed letters of temporary conservatorship on February 7, 2007. The same day, Thomas also filed a petition for appointment of probate conservator of the person and estate of Margaret McGee Liebscher. In the petition, Thomas states the “subject conservatorship petition stems from a San Francisco APS [Adult Protective Services] investigation and referral regarding Mrs. Liebscher. Several cross-allegations of financial mismanagement, abuse, and/or undue influence have been made by Mrs. Liebscher’s children. There appears to be [a]…