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MATTER OF DEREK

12 Misc.3d 1132 (2006)

821 N.Y.S.2d 387

In the Matter of the Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and Property of DEREK.

Surrogate's Court, Broome County.

June 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Binghamton (A. Laura Bevacqua of counsel), for Derek.

Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton (Alyssa Barreiro of counsel), for petitioners.

OPINION OF THE COURT

EUGENE E. PECKHAM, S.

The mother and father of Derek have petitioned to be appointed as his guardians under article 17-A of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act on the grounds that he is developmentally disabled. Mental Hygiene Legal Service has appeared as counsel for Derek and opposes the petition.

Derek was assaulted while traveling in Spain in 2003 when he was 19 and suffered a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries...

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