{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1751","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1751","heading":"Petition for appointment; by whom made A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or property, or both, of a person who i...","body":"§ 1751. Petition for appointment; by whom made\n  A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or\nproperty, or both, of a person who is intellectually disabled or a\nperson who is developmentally disabled may be made by a parent, any\ninterested person eighteen years of age or older on behalf of the person\nwho is intellectually disabled or a person who is developmentally\ndisabled including a corporation authorized to serve as a guardian as\nprovided for by this article, or by the person who is intellectually\ndisabled or a person who is developmentally disabled when such person is\neighteen years of age or older.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 17-A. Guardians of Persons Who Are Intellectually Disabled and Developmentally Disabled"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/1751","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f60c84d06712419b18493459752eef1e10f7f47baf4a71620eb478bfc8dd6ecf","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1750-b","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1752"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}