In re Kathleen FF.

Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (Kramer, J.), entered February 14, 2003 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, granted petitioners’ application, in two proceedings pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81, to appoint a guardian for the person and property of petitioner Kathleen FF.

Petitioner Kathleen FF. (hereinafter petitioner), born in 1922, has been dependent upon others for the majority of her life. At petitioner’s request, her niece, petitioner Susan D. Busby, has acted as her attorney-in-fact under a general durable power of attorney since 1989, except for one…