In the first appellate decision involving a 2008 amendment to New York’s Family Court Act that authorized the appointment of guardians for persons up to age 21, a panel has appointed a Brooklyn woman to serve as the guardian of her 20-year-old niece.
The Appellate Division, Second Department’s reversal of a Family Court judge’s dismissal of a guardianship petition turned on the best interests of the petitioner, 20-year-old Trudy-Ann W.
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