MATTER OF D.K.


204 N.J. Super. 205 (1985)

497 A.2d 1298

IN THE MATTER OF D.K., AN ALLEGED MENTAL INCOMPETENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division Burlington County.

April 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Kearney, III, as guardian for John/Jane Doe K., petitioner.

Emerson L. Darnell for D.K.

J. Patrick McShane, III for M.C.K. (Forkin, Eory and McShane, attorneys).

Neal Rosenberg for D.K. in commitment proceedings (Rosenberg and Rosenberg, attorneys).

Michael Sweeney, guardian ad litem for D.K. in matrimonial proceedings (Sweeney and Sweeney, attorneys).


HAINES, A.J.S.C.

D.K., suffering from schizophrenia, was committed to Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in the course of proceedings taken pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 30:4-23 et seq. and R. 4:74-7. There were indications that she was pregnant. Consequently, a guardian (an attorney) was appointed for the supposed fetus. The guardian, through the institution of a second suit, obtained an order from the committing judge restraining Ancora personnel...

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