{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1703","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1703","heading":"Petition for appointment; by whom made A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or property, or both, of an infant may ...","body":"§ 1703. Petition for appointment; by whom made\n  A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or\nproperty, or both, of an infant may be made by any person on behalf of\nthe infant or if the infant be over the age of fourteen years, it may be\nmade by the infant. A petition for appointment as a guardian of the\nproperty of an infant may also be made by the public administrator of\nthe county in which the infant resides where no one else is available to\nserve as guardian. The court may grant such a petition of the public\nadministrator upon its certification that all other efforts to appoint a\nguardian have been exhausted. A petition for appointment as a permanent\nguardian of an infant or child may be brought by any person on behalf of\nthe infant or child.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 17. Guardians and Custodians"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/1703","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c682243de402b254510275cb916a55153247561c9098f6a312211eeeb68f650d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1702","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}