MATTER OF F. H.


166 Misc.2d 253 (1995)

632 N.Y.S.2d 777

In the Matter of the Guardianship of F. H., an Infant.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

September 29, 1995


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine F. Bowman, New York City, for petitioner.


RENEE R. ROTH, S.

The threshold question in this uncontested application for the appointment of a standby guardian of an infant is whether a hearing is required under the recently enacted SCPA 1726 (L 1994, ch 478).

That statute enables a parent, who is at risk of dying or becoming incapacitated, to obtain court approval for the appointment of a guardian for his or her minor child but to defer the...

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