Opinion
2011-11-15
In the Matter of ADAM J. (Anonymous), appellant;Gwendolyn J. (Anonymous), respondent.
Lesley M. DeLia, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola, N.Y. (Felicia B. Rosen
and Dennis B. Feld of counsel), for appellant.Terry E. Scheiner, Port Washington, N.Y., for respondent.
In a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81 to appoint a guardian for the personal needs and property management of Adam J., an alleged incapacitated person, Adam J. appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), entered July 16, 2010, which, after a hearing, granted the petition and appointed co-guardians for his personal needs and property management.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The petitioner demonstrated that the appointment of a guardian for Adam J., the alleged incapacitated person, was necessary to provide for his personal needs and to manage his property and financial affairs ( see Mental Hygiene Law § 81.02[a][1] ). The petitioner further established, by clear and convincing evidence, that Adam J. was likely to suffer harm because he was unable to provide for his personal needs and property management, and to adequately understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of such inability ( see Mental Hygiene Law § 81.02[a][2]; § 81.02[b] ). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly appointed Adam's mother and sister Rita as co-guardians of his property and his two sisters as co-guardians of his personal needs ( see Mental Hygiene Law § 81.02[b] ).
SKELOS, J.P., BALKIN, LEVENTHAL and LOTT, JJ., concur.