Uniform Rules § 207.11

Guardians · as in force on May 31, 2026

(a) Where application is made to appoint a guardian of two or more infants, a separate petition and proposed order must be presented with respect to each infant.

(b) The order appointing a guardian of the property of an infant shall recite the substance of, or contain a reference to, the requirements of SCPA 1719 regarding guardian's annual accounts.

(c) As soon as a ward reaches 18 years of age, the guardian shall forthwith account to the ward and proceed to obtain a discharge upon receipt and release, by a proceeding for judicial settlement of accounts, or by such other method as directed by the court.

Official sourcehttps://www.nycourts.gov/rules/part-207-uniform-rules-surrogates-court

In plain English

This rule sets requirements for appointing guardians of infants and for the guardian's duties when the ward turns 18.

(a) When asking to appoint a guardian of two or more infants, a separate petition and proposed order must be presented for each infant. ★
(b) An order appointing a guardian of an infant's property must recite the substance of, or refer to, the SCPA 1719 requirements for the guardian's annual accounts.
(c) As soon as the ward reaches 18, the guardian shall forthwith account to the ward and obtain a discharge by receipt and release, by a proceeding for judicial settlement of accounts, or by another method the court directs. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.