MATTER OF OLGA P. v. IOANNIS Y.

310169/16, -2344/19, -3414/19-19/19A, -3412/19, 19/19A, 11016B-19/19B, 11016A, 11016.

182 A.D.3d 447 (2020)

122 N.Y.S.3d 607

2020 NY Slip Op 02239

In the Matter of Olga P., Appellant, v. Ioannis Y., Respondent. Olga P., Appellant, v. Ioannis Y., Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided April 9, 2020.


We find that the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in appointing a guardian ad litem for the wife because, as a result of her deteriorating mental health, she was incapable of prosecuting or defending the case and assisting counsel (see CPLR 1201; Anonymous v Anonymous, 256 A.D.2d 90 [1st Dept 1998], lv denied 99 N.Y.2d 509 [2003]).

The wife's appeal from the January 30, 2019 order of the Special...

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