An incapacitated person cannot enter into a consent order declaring him to be incapacitated nor can he consent to the appointment of a plenary guardian; where the petitioner claimed that he had ...

In March 2016, one of the co-authors of this column co-wrote an article for this publication titled "Article 17-A Guardianship Statute: Still Alive and Well." 1 It contained an examination of whether ...

Every person is presumed to have the capacity to manage their own affairs and make their own decisions up until the court has adjudicated them as an incapacitated individual incapable of communicating ...

There is a disturbing trend where contested guardianship cases are being litigated like plenary proceedings, ignoring the fact that they are special proceedings. This strategy intentionally drags out ...