Legal Opinion

In re Gulizar N.O.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 13, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

*750Ordered that the order and judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for the appointment of counsel to represent the appellant and for a new hearing on the petition and a new determination thereafter.

The petitioner commenced this proceeding to appoint a guardian for the person and property of his daughter, the appellant. A hearing on the petition was conducted in the Supreme Court at which the appellant was not present.

The Supreme Court erred in conducting a hearing in the appellant’s absence. There was no…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Edward G.N.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. In re Lillian U.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. In re Rose P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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