Ny State Supreme Court, Monroe County Judge Appoints Children's Grandmother Guardian 'Ad Litem'

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Where the grandmother of two infant plaintiffs applied for an order approving a proposed settlement, the court examined whether she had the authority to make the application.

Reviewing the facts in Debra Crumpton, as legal guardian of Shamond B. and Jamol J., infants v. Stuart Most, New York State Supreme Court, Monroe County Judge Raymond E. Cornelius determined the grandmother lacked standing to make the application. However, since the defendant made a fair and reasonable settlement offer, the court appointed the grandmother as guardian ad litem for the purpose of making the application for approval of the settlement.

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Ny State Supreme Court, Monroe County Judge Appoints Children's Grandmother Guardian 'Ad Litem'

The Facts

As infant children, Shamond B. and Jamol J. resided with the plaintiff, Debra Crumpton, since 1996. Crumpton asserted that she is the grandmother and legal guardian of the children. The children's natural mother is incarcerated in Connecticut.

In 1996,...

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