Legal Opinion
In re the Appointment of a Guardian for Serrano
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1998PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George Friedman, J.
The court-appointed guardian petitions this court for an or*807der permitting him to pay legal fees for the purchase of a home for the incapacitated person. This case presents the issue whether, the amount of those legal fees, set in an unusually high amount by a court of foreign jurisdiction, is binding on this court.
Following a Mental Hygiene Law article 81 proceeding, this court appointed a guardian by judgment dated September 3, 1997. The judgment of this court permitted the guardian to purchase a home for the incapacitated person in Puerto Rico. A…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Stock v. MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re KasslerNew York Supreme Court · 1940
- Seitz Estates, Inc. v. SeitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- In re WhiteheadNew York Supreme Court · 1996
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