Legal Opinion
In re Haberstich
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 15, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renee R. Roth, S.
In this proceeding the court is requested to determine the compensation of a "guardian” appointed pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law. Article 81, entitled "Proceedings for Appointment of a Guardian for Personal Needs or Property Management”, was a recommendation of the State Law Revision Commission.
Enacted in 1992, effective April 1, 1993, the statute (L 1992, ch 698) repealed both articles 77 and 78 of the Mental Hygiene Law, which had provided respectively for the appointment of "conservators” and "committees”, to deal with the needs of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- In re GoldstickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re the Estate of StillmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1980
- In re the Estate of WeinsteinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1980
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