Legal Opinion
In re Doe
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 2016PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*832OPINION OF THE COURT
Kathy J. King, J.
In this guardianship proceeding, petitioner, Yakov B., moves by order to show cause for an order enjoining Fern Finkel, Esq., as the special guardian for Jane Doe,1 an incapacitated person (IP), from withdrawing life-sustaining treatment2 pursuant to article 29-CC of the Public Health Law, commonly known as the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA), for the IP and directing that the special guardian rehabilitate the IP. In support of the order to show cause, the father of the IP, Yakov, submits an affidavit in support. On the return date of the order to…
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- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Sloane v. M.G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- Matter of Sloane v. M.G.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018
- In re PescatoreNew York Supreme Court · 2017