MATTER OF FARBSTEIN


163 Misc.2d 26 (1994)

619 N.Y.S.2d 239

In the Matter of Beth Israel Medical Center, Petitioner, for the Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and Property of Irene Farbstein, Respondent.

Supreme Court, New York County.

October 25, 1994


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmonds, Torres, Martinez & Mazza, New York City (Diana Martinez of counsel), court-appointed guardian. Lester M. Paverman, New York City, for New York City Police Department.


DAVID B. SAXE, J.

Court-appointed guardians over the personal needs of incapacitated individuals are sometimes confronted with difficult decisions and problems in the course of arranging the life of the incapacitated person (IP). This motion raises the important question of the extent of the powers of a guardian to hospitalize an adjudicated incapacitated person if a need to administer psychiatric medication...

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