March 2021

I recently filed an Order to Show Cause in Kings County (Brooklyn) with a Petition commencing a guardianship proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law.

I used the same form and format as I have in the past, which had never been rejected (until now).

On this particular occasion, the Clerk asked me to refile the Order to Show Cause with the service of process language matching the Sample Form provided by the court.

Comment (page entered on) 2 - ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ( PROPOSED ) The service requirements for the parties entitled to service should conform to the sample OSC which can be found at nycourts.gov/kingscivil under the Guardianship department tab. There should also be service written in for the proposed temporary guardian. (ReturnRemoveDocument (AddComment)

The language in the Sample Form reads:Continue Reading Kings County Requires the Order to Show Cause Service Provisions Match the Sample Form