In re Hammons

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edwin Kassoff, J.

These are three proceedings pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law seeking the appointment of guardians for the property management and personal needs of the alleged incapacitated persons, Hazel Ehmke, Neil Ehmke, and Nancy Ehmke. The parties have agreed that these proceedings would be jointly tried and that this court would issue one decision addressing all three proceedings.

The evidence adduced at the hearing revealed that 47-year-old Nancy Ehmke resides with her parents, Hazel and Neil Ehmke, in their home in Jamaica Estates, New York. Nancy…