Legal Opinion
In re Wingate
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1995PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Daniel F. Luciano, J.
The petitioner, John B. Wingate, Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Social Services, commenced this proceeding pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law seeking the appointment of a guardian for the property management and personal needs of Grace Kern.
*110A cross petition has been served and filed by Sonja Gruenheid who seeks to have herself appointed as the guardian of Grace Kern.
Grace Kern is 83 years of age, having been born on April 1, 1912. Until her recent placement in the Patchogue Nursing Center she had resided in her home with…
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- In re the Conservatorship of Phyllis M.New York Supreme Court · 1991
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