{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-83.21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 83.21","heading":"Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction","body":"§ 83.21 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction.\n  Except as otherwise provided in section 83.19 of this article, a court\nthat has appointed a guardian of the person or issued a protective order\nconsistent with this article has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction\nover the proceedings until it is terminated by the court or the\nappointment or order expires by its own terms.","path":["Mental Hygiene Law","Title E. General Provisions","Article 83. Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/MHY/83.21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"6b01635bdab24c851556f546d47758bd5dc37f1734610a73bee5ae4ef769531c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-83.19","next":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-83.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}