New York Mental Hygiene Law Article 83 - UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT

• 83.01 - Short Title.
  83.01 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act".
• 83.03 - Definitions.
  83.03 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Adult" means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age. (b)...
• 83.05 - International Application of This Article.
  83.05 International application of this article. A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose...
• 83.07 - Communication Between Courts.
  83.07 Communication between courts. (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this article....
• 83.09 - Cooperation Between Courts.
  83.09 Cooperation between courts. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the person or protective proceeding in this state, a court...
• 83.11 - Taking Testimony in Another State.
  83.11 Taking testimony in another state. (a) In a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the person or protective proceeding, in addition to...
• 83.13 - Significant Connection Factors.
  83.13 Significant connection factors. In determining under section 83.17 and subdivision (e) of section 83.31 of this article whether a respondent has a significant connection...
• 83.15 - Exclusive Basis.
  83.15 Exclusive basis. Subject to section 81.18 of this title, this article provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a court of this state to appoint...
• 83.17 - Jurisdiction.
  83.17 Jurisdiction. A court of this state has jurisdiction to appoint a guardian of the person or issue a protective order for a respondent if:...
• 83.19 - Special Jurisdiction.
  83.19 Special jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 83.17 of this article has special jurisdiction to do any of the...
• 83.21 - Exclusive and Continuing Jurisdiction.
  83.21 Exclusive and continuing jurisdiction. Except as otherwise provided in section 83.19 of this article, a court that has appointed a guardian of the person...
• 83.23 - Appropriate Forum.
  83.23 Appropriate forum. (a) A court of this state having jurisdiction under section 83.17 of this article to appoint a guardian of the person or...
• 83.25 - Jurisdiction Declined by Reason of Conduct.
  83.25 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. (a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a...
• 83.27 - Notice of Proceeding.
  83.27 Notice of proceeding. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or issuance of a protective order is brought in...
• 83.29 - Proceedings in More Than One State.
  83.29 Proceedings in more than one state. Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person in an emergency or issuance...
• 83.31 - Transfer of Guardianship or Conservatorship to Another State.
  83.31 Transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to another state. (a) A guardian of the person or a guardian of the property appointed in this state...
• 83.33 - Accepting Guardianship or Conservatorship Transferred From Another State.
  83.33 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state. (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship of the person or guardianship of the property transferred...
• 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...
• 83.37 - Registration of Protective Orders.
  83.37 Registration of protective orders. If a guardian of the property has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is...
• 83.39 - Effect of Registration.
  83.39 Effect of registration. (a) Upon registration of an order appointing a guardian of the person or protective order from another state, the guardian of...
• 83.41 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
  83.41 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this article, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law...
• 83.43 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
  83.43 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. This article modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National...
• 83.45 - Transitional Provision.
  83.45 Transitional provision. (a) This article applies to proceedings begun on or after this article's effective date. (b) Sections 83.01 through 83.05 and sections 83.31...

Last modified: February 3, 2019