Legal Opinion
In re the Guardianship of Goldfarb
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1994PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Daniel F. Luciano, J.
This is a proceeding commenced by the petitioner, Laura *1037Righter, as Administrator of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, Smithtown, pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law for the appointment of a guardian for the personal needs and property management of the alleged incapacitated person, Rose Goldfarb.
The order to show cause and the petition, pursuant to which this proceeding was commenced, are supported by an annexed physician’s affirmation from a psychiatrist, Alan L. Steinberg, M.D. According to this affirmation "[o]n January 13, 1994, [he]…
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- In re FlowersNew York Supreme Court · 1990
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