Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof appointing Steven T. Rondos as coguardian of the property of Bertha W.; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
In guardianship proceedings pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81, "`strangers will not be appointed [guardian] of the person or property of the incompetent, unless it is impossible to find within the family...
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