MATTER OF ZAIM R.


43 A.D.3d 824 (2007)

840 N.Y.S.2d 877

In the Matter of ZAIM R., Appellant. COUNTY OF ORANGE, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided September 4, 2007.


Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

The authority of the Family Court to appoint a guardian extends only to the person or property of a "minor," which is defined as a person under the age of 18 (Family Ct Act § 119 [c]; § 661). Moreover, "[a]s a general rule, the appointment of a guardian for a minor expires when the subject child reaches the age of majority" (Matter of Luis...

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