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MATTER OF YVETTE A.

1391/09.

27 Misc.3d 945 (2010)

898 N.Y.S.2d 420

In the Matter of the Guardianship of YVETTE A.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

Decided March 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, New York City ( Patrick Boyle , and Lisa A. Herbert , of counsel), for petitioner.

Aubrey Lees , New York City, guardian ad litem. Mental Hygiene Legal Service, New York City ( James W. Drake of counsel). New York Civil Liberties Union, New York City ( Lisa J. Laplace of counsel), and New York Lawyers for Public Interest, New York City ( Roberta Mueller of counsel), for Yvette A., as a plaintiff in a related class action.

OPINION OF THE COURT

TROY K. WEBBER, S.

In this contested proceeding, petitioner Angel A. seeks appointment as guardian of the person and property of his daughter, Yvette A., an alleged mentally retarded person under section 1750 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. Petitioner also seeks the appointment of Rita A., his wife and Yvette's stepmother, as standby guardian and of Natalie A., Yvette's half-sister, as first alternate standby guardian. The petition...

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