On July 7, 2016, George Newton petitioned for professional fiduciary Angelique Friend to serve as the conservator of the person and estate of his 93-year-old stepmother, Helen Ennes. Ms. Friend is the current trustee of conservatee's trust. Because exigencies centered principally upon alleged financial abuse of the proposed conservatee's non-trust estate, the court approved a temporary conservatorship in favor of Ms. Friend on the estate only, pending hearing on general conservatorship.
Opposition to the general conservatorship petition was filed by Barbara Agcaoli on August 7 17, 2016, proposed conservatee's caregiver who identifies herself as a "friend". Ms. Agcaoli's opposition, inter alia, proposes the appointment of conservatee's nephew, Florida resident John Freed, as conservator. Neither Ms. Agcaoli nor Mr. Freed have filed a cross-petition seeking such appointment.
The court investigator's report of August 15, 2016 notes a July 19, 2016 confirmation by Adult Protective Services