Case Name: In the Matter of Barbara J. Sabol, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, Respondent, for the Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and Property of Marian S., Respondent. Jean S. and Another, on Behalf of Marian S., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-02-02
Citations: 212 A.D.2d 358
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Barbara J. Sabol, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, Respondent, for the Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and Property of Marian S., Respondent. Jean S. and Another, on Behalf of Marian S., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 358–358

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Barbara J. Sabol, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, Respondent, for the Appointment of a Guardian of the Person and Property of Marian S., Respondent. Jean S. and Another, on Behalf of Marian S., Appellants.
[623 NYS2d 99]

Opinion:
—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.), entered on January 10, 1994, which, inter alia, appointed Sophia Sembos, Esq. as guardian of the person and property of Marian S., unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The record reveals that the adult children of respondent Marian S. were properly served with notice of the Mental Hygiene Law § 81.11 hearing but failed to appear, without providing an explanation for such default. Accordingly, there is no support for their assertion that they were denied the opportunity to present evidence. We also note that Marian S.'s interests were adequately represented by a court-appointed attorney. Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Ellerin, Ross and Asch, JJ.