State Supreme Court / N.Y.

In Re the Guardianship of Star Leslie W.

Decided October 18, 1984. Richard Duncan Simons wrote the opinion for the court.

63 N.Y.2d 136 · Cited 1,072 times

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In re Leon RR · 48 N.Y.2d 117

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