Legal Opinion
In re Claudia EE.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.P.
In January 2006, petitioner was appointed guardian under SCPA article 17-A of her 50-year-old sister, Claudia EE. The decree and letters of guardianship directed that the guardian comply with SCPA 1750-b in the event that a decision was made to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment. Claudia, a mentally retarded person with Down syndrome who resided in a community residence operated by the Center for Disability Services, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and had been admitted to respondent St. Peter’s Hospital with respiratory failure and placed on a…
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