{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1711","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1711","heading":"Guardian by will or deed; qualification; renunciation 1","body":"§ 1711. Guardian by will or deed; qualification; renunciation\n  1. Where a deed containing the appointment of a guardian is not\nrecorded within 3 months after the death of the grantor, the person\nappointed is presumed to have renounced the appointment and if a\nguardian is thereafter appointed by the court the presumption is\nconclusive.\n  2. Where a will containing the appointment of a guardian is admitted\nto probate or a deed is recorded as prescribed in the preceding section,\nthe person appointed guardian must within 3 months thereafter qualify as\nprovided by 708 unless contrary to the express provisions of the will or\ndeed and by filing a petition showing the facts which entitle him to\nqualify and receive letters; otherwise he is deemed to have renounced\nthe appointment.\n  3. No guardian by will or deed shall receive any property other than\nthe property derived under the instrument of appointment without first\ngiving a bond in a penalty to be fixed by the court.\n  4. Either before or after the expiration of 3 months the court may\nextend the time so to qualify for such time as it deems reasonable, upon\ngood cause shown.\n  5. A person appointed guardian by will or deed may at any time before\nhe qualifies renounce the appointment by an acknowledged instrument\nfiled in the office of the court.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 17. Guardians and Custodians"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/1711","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1f9754a7af98ab727944a7b0c2f52abb5f6f5ead1e227372d5f553eb99df4b50","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1710","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}