Legal Opinion
In re the Appointment of a Guardian for Baby Boy W.
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 19, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eugene E. Peckham, J.
The matter before the court is a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian of Baby Boy W. with authority to make medical decisions for W pursuant to SCPA 1750-b. That section was just added to article 17-A by the Legislature, effective March 16, 2003 (L 2002, ch 500, § 3). W. was born on November 12, 2003 and so was about one month old when the petition was filed. The petitioner is the infant’s maternal grandmother as permitted by SCPA 1751. The child’s mother died from a seizure and the baby was born by an emergency Caesarian. The mother’s…
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