N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 83.35: Registration of orders appointing a guardian of the person

§ 83.35 Registration of orders appointing a guardian of the person.

If a guardian of the person by whatever name designated has been

appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a

guardian of the person is not pending in this state, the guardian of the

person appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the

appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship

of the person order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a

court, in any appropriate county of this state, certified copies of the

order and letters of office.