In re DiCecco

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edwin Kassoff, J.

This is a proceeding pursuant to article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law seeking the appointment of a guardian for the personal needs and property management of the alleged incapacitated person (hereinafter AIP) Betty Gersten. Petitioner is the son of the AIP. The petition asks that the guardian be given the authority to transfer the AIP’s residence located at 17 West 12th Road, Broad Channel, New York, now owned solely by the AIP, to petitioner with a life estate to be retained for the life of the AIP, to transfer certain assets to the AIP’s children, and to…