New York § 79.05 Limitations on number of wards

New York Statutes

§ 79.05 — Limitations on number of wards

New York § 79.05

Law MHYMental Hygiene

Title EGeneral Provisions

Art. 79Proceedings Relative to Incompetent Veterans and Infant Wards of the United States Veterans' Administration

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N.Y. Mental Hygiene § 79.05 (2026).

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§ 79.05 Limitations on number of wards.\n  Except as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for any person to\naccept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian\nshall at that time be acting as guardian for five wards. In any case\nupon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the administration\nunder this section alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary\ncapacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that\nreason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require\na final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such\nguardian in said case.\n  The limitations of this section shall not apply where the guardian is\na bank or trust company. An individual may be guardian of more than five\nwards if they 

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§ 79.05 Limitations on number of wards.\n Except as hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for any person to\naccept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian\nshall at that time be acting as guardian for five wards. In any case\nupon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the administration\nunder this section alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary\ncapacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that\nreason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require\na final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such\nguardian in said case.\n The limitations of this section shall not apply where the guardian is\na bank or trust company. An individual may be guardian of more than five\nwards if they are all members of the same family.\n