Guardianship — General Information and Court Resources

General Information

• Article 17-A – New York State Surrogate Procedure Act - Guardians of Persons Who Are Intellectually Disabled and Developmentally Disabled

• Guardianship Article 17-A vs. Article 81, AVVO Legal Guide

• Article 17-A Guardianship and Alternatives, AHRC New York City

• All Courts – Westchester County (and Yonkers) (New York)

• Proceedings for Appointment of a Guardian for Personal Needs or Property Management, Article 81 - New York State Mental Hygiene Law

• County Clerks and Guardianship Offices – New York City

• Guardian Annual Report Template, New York State

• Guardian Assistance Network (GAN)

• Guardian Initial Report Template, New York State

• Guardianship Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Apr 1, 2020

• Guardianship for Incapacitated People in New York Under Article 81, Goldfarb Abrandt & Salzman LLP

• Guardianship Legislation - Assembly Bill A9641 – The Establishment of Guardianship Programs in the Counties of Nassau and Suffolk, Jan 2020

• Nassau County Mental Hygiene and Guardianship (New York)

• National Association to Stop Guardian Abuse (NASGA), Family Guardians vs. Professional Guardians

• New York State Directory of County Clerks Offices

• New York State Senate – Guardianship Reference Links 

• Suffolk County Courts (New York)

• Suffolk County Supreme Courts (New York)

• Supreme & County Court – Westchester (New York)

• What is Guardianship?  National Guardianship Association

• Managing Someone Else’s Money, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Media, Articles, and Notices

• Governor Cuomo Signs "Peter Falk's Law" Legislation Establishing End of Life Notification Requirements, Jul 21, 2016

• How the Elderly Lose Their Rights, The New Yorker, Oct 9, 2017