Legal Opinion
In re St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kristin Booth Glen, J.
This order to show cause presents an important question of public policy, of the operation of new article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, the adult guardianship statute, and of constitutional necessity. Petitioner seeks the appointment of a guardian and a temporary guardian for an elderly indigent woman who is presently a patient at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. Under the statutory scheme of article 81, this order to show cause requires the assignment of a court evaluator (CE) whose purpose is to investigate and advise the court concerning the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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