N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 83.37 – Registration of protective orders
§ 83.37 Registration of protective orders.
Terms Used In N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law 83.37
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
If a guardian of the property has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the guardian of the property appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this state, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond. Thereafter, said guardian of the property shall comply with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph six of subdivision (a) of section 81.20 of this title with regard to any real property of the protected person in this state.