In re Siegel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Frank S. Rossetti, J.

An application by petitioner for appointment of a special guardian to transfer assets from an existing trust to a Medicaid pooled asset trust is denied, without prejudice to renewal on proper papers, in accordance with the following.1

Myra Altschuler, the alleged incapacitated person, is a 41-year-old unmarried woman who suffers from a mental health disorder (bipolar disorder with symptoms of psychosis). She presently resides in a State-operated community residence, having been hospitalized several times in the past few years because of said disorder.…