In re Nelly M.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

In re Nelly M.

46 A.D.3d 904, 848 N.Y.S.2d 705

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedDecember 26, 2007

StatusPublished

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In re Nelly M., 46 A.D.3d 904, 848 N.Y.S.2d 705 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2007).

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a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81 to appoint a guardian for the person and property of Nelly M., an alleged incapacitated person, Luisa Espinoza appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), dated September 28, 2006, as, after a hearing, appointed an independent guardian for the person and property of Nelly M. and revoked a power of attorney and a health care proxy, both dated October 22, 2003.

Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The appellant argues that the Supreme Court erred in appointing a temporary guardian for Nelly M. without affording the appellant notice and an opportunity to be heard (see Mental Hygiene Law § 81.23; Matter of Fosmire v Nicoleau, 75 NY2d 218 [1990]). However, the court subsequently made the appointment permanent after a hearing on notice to the appellant. Thus, the error complained of has been rendered academic (see generally Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce v Pataki, 100 NY2d 801 [2003], cert denied 540 US 1017 [2003]).

The appellant’s remaining contentions are without merit. Miller, J.P., Spolzino, Ritter and Dickerson, JJ., concur.

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a proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law article 81 to appoint a guardian for the person and property of Nelly M., an alleged incapacitated person, Luisa Espinoza appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Thomas, J.), dated September 28, 2006, as, after a hearing, appointed an independent guardian for the person and property of Nelly M. and revoked a power of attorney and a health care proxy, both dated October 22, 2003.

Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The appellant argues that the Supreme Court erred in appointing a temporary guardian for Nelly M. without affording the appellant notice and an opportunity to be heard (see Mental Hygiene Law § 81.23; Matter of Fosmire v Nicoleau, 75 NY2d 218 [1990]). However, the court subsequently made the appointment permanent after a hearing on notice to the appellant. Thus, the error complained of has been rendered academic (see generally Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce v Pataki, 100 NY2d 801 [2003], cert denied 540 US 1017 [2003]).

The appellant’s remaining contentions are without merit. Miller, J.P., Spolzino, Ritter and Dickerson, JJ., concur.

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46 A.D.3d 904, 848 N.Y.S.2d 705, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-nelly-m-nyappdiv-2007.

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