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2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
requirements for a petition for a judicial appointment of a standby
guardian of an infant; and to repeal subparagraph (ii) of paragraph
(b) of subdivision 3 of section 1726 of the surrogate's court proce-
dure act, relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of
section 1726 of the surrogate's court procedure act, as amended by chap-
ter 632 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
(i) If the court finds that the [petitioner suffers from a progres-
sively chronic illness or an irreversibly fatal illness and that the]
interests of the infant will be promoted by the appointment of a standby
guardian of the person and/or property it must make a decree according-
ly.
§ 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section
1726 of the surrogate's court procedure act is REPEALED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04734-01-7