Guardianships

Illnesses and injuries can rob otherwise healthy New Yorkers of their ability to care for themselves. Not only can an accident or other life-altering event prevent a person from being able to manage their physical well-being but such an occurrence can also preclude...

If you have fond memories of your loved one caring for you as a child, you may be struggling with watching them grow older, more fragile. Seeing a parent decline in health and mental capacity can be upsetting and concerning, and sometimes it means you have to make...

Article 81 is a Guardianship law in New York. It is known as the "Mental Hygiene Law," which allows the State to select a Guardian to help protect and handle the financial or personal dealings of an individual who is unable to do so as a result of an incapacity....

When a person turns 18 in New York, the law presumes that the individual is competent to make important life discussions. In other words, a person is not allowed to make medical, financial or personal choices on behalf of an "of age" individual. However, what happens...

Westchester elder law attorney Sara E. Meyers, partner at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, recently addressed the rights and responsibilities associated with Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 Guardianships at the Westchester County Bar Association's latest Continuing...

As it becomes more and more apparent that we are living in an increasingly dangerous world, one of the most difficult and often contentious decisions parents of minor children will need to make is who will be the standby guardian(s) of their minor children in the...