Changing of the Guard

And at the December 5 hearing before Judge Benton, a man in the audience--an advocate for the elderly, it turned out--was kicked out because Judi thought he was the Westword reporter.

Stewart, Paul and Ayers did not return calls requesting comment for this article. Judi Wolf and John Milstein declined to be interviewed. In response to a request for an interview, Judi sent the following note to Westword, with her brother's name also attached: "Because legal matters are still being adjudicated in the courts, it would be highly inappropriate to comment on the guardianship/conservatorship system in Colorado or various rulings which have affected our family."

At a hearing January 5, Letty's attorneys will finally get to argue that Denver Probate Court denied their client her rights.

In the meantime, Letty's back to where she was in April 1996. All it took was nearly everything she had. Except her dog.

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