![]() The Court Evaluator must Review all Moving Papers Click here for Sample Order to Show Cause. If you are preparing the Petition and the Order to Show Cause, please be sure to leave space for the names of the Court Evaluator and Court appointed Counsel. When signing the Order to Show Cause, the Court will specify the name, address, and phone number of the Court Evaluator. When the Court receive the Petition and Order to Show Cause, the Court will review all of the documents and sign the Order to Show Cause. The Court Evaluator is appointed by the Court and has to act in a neutral capacity. The role of the Court Evaluator is more fully set out in MHL 81.09. The role of the Court Evaluator is to read the petition, meet/speak with the parties, conduct a thorough investigation, render a report, with recommendations, to the Court, and appear at the return date to provide testimony for the hearing. The Court Evaluator is the eyes and ears of the Court. The Court Evaluator plays an important role in an Article 81 Guardianship proceeding in NYC.
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