Legal Opinion
In re the Appointment of a Guardian for Zhuo
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided September 30, 2016PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Margarita López Torres, S.
Before the court is a petition seeking to appoint the petitioner as guardian of the person of the respondent pursuant to article 17-A of the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act. The petitioner alleges that the respondent is incapable of autonomous decision-making by reason of a diagnosis of intellectual disability and therefore requires the appointment of a guardian. If the petition is granted, the respondent will lose all legal authority and control over decisions regarding herself and her affairs, including medical decisions about her own treatment…
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