In re the Guardianship of W.J.

OPINION OF THE COURT

George B. Ceresia, Jr., J.

Petitioner’s predecessor, National Commercial Bank and Trust Company, Albany, New York, by order dated January 20, 1961, was appointed committee of the property of W.J., an alleged incompetent person. Petitioner, as successor to National Commercial Bank, has continued in its role as court-appointed committee to the present. In 1992, article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law was enacted, governing the appointment of adult guardians for incapacitated persons (see L 1992, ch 698, § 3, eff Apr. 1, 1993). At the same time, Mental Hygiene Law article 78,…