In re the Appointment of a Conservator of the Property of Merrick

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hilda G. Schwartz, J.

This memorandum accompanies the order signed herewith appointing a conservator, as an interpretation of article 77 of the Mental Hygiene Law, as amended in 1974, particularly as it may apply to substantial estates. The estate of the conservatee here is of proportions far greater than the property and assets involved in the usual conservatorship proceeding.

The size of the estate notwithstanding, article 77 of the Mental Hygiene Law must be applied and interpreted. The order signed herewith covers each of the matters required under article 77. of the…