Legislation
SECTION 1719
Annual account A guardian of an infant's property must within the counties within the city of New York and within the counties of Nassau,...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 17
§ 1719. Annual account
A guardian of an infant's property must within the counties within the
city of New York and within the counties of Nassau, Orange, Suffolk and
Westchester annually within 30 days after the anniversary of his
appointment and within every other county in the month of January of
each year, as long as any of the infant's property or the proceeds
thereof remains under his control, file in the court the following
papers:
1. An account containing a true statement and description of each item
of personal property of the infant received by him since his appointment
or since the filing of his last annual account, as the case requires,
the value of each item so received, a list of the items remaining in his
hands, a statement of the manner in which he has disposed of each item
not remaining in his hands and a description of the amount and nature of
each investment of money made by him.
2. A true account in form of debtor and creditor of all his receipts
and disbursements of money during the preceding year, charging himself
with any balance remaining in his hands when the last account was
rendered and stating the balance remaining in his hands at the
conclusion of the year to be charged to him in the next year's account.
3. The names and addresses of the sureties on his bond; if natural
persons whether they are living and whether the security of the bond has
become impaired.
4. The guardian of an infant's property may be required by the court
to produce for examination by it all securities or evidences of deposit
or investment which he has relating to the estate of the infant.
5. When the property of an infant has been deposited under the
provisions of 1708, and the clerk or guardian clerk of the court shall
keep in his office, or the depositary furnishes to the court, an
accurate record of receipts of deposits of principal and income of the
infant's estate and of withdrawals therefrom, the guardian shall not be
required to file an annual account unless the court direct the filing of
an account for any year or years.
A guardian of an infant's property must within the counties within the
city of New York and within the counties of Nassau, Orange, Suffolk and
Westchester annually within 30 days after the anniversary of his
appointment and within every other county in the month of January of
each year, as long as any of the infant's property or the proceeds
thereof remains under his control, file in the court the following
papers:
1. An account containing a true statement and description of each item
of personal property of the infant received by him since his appointment
or since the filing of his last annual account, as the case requires,
the value of each item so received, a list of the items remaining in his
hands, a statement of the manner in which he has disposed of each item
not remaining in his hands and a description of the amount and nature of
each investment of money made by him.
2. A true account in form of debtor and creditor of all his receipts
and disbursements of money during the preceding year, charging himself
with any balance remaining in his hands when the last account was
rendered and stating the balance remaining in his hands at the
conclusion of the year to be charged to him in the next year's account.
3. The names and addresses of the sureties on his bond; if natural
persons whether they are living and whether the security of the bond has
become impaired.
4. The guardian of an infant's property may be required by the court
to produce for examination by it all securities or evidences of deposit
or investment which he has relating to the estate of the infant.
5. When the property of an infant has been deposited under the
provisions of 1708, and the clerk or guardian clerk of the court shall
keep in his office, or the depositary furnishes to the court, an
accurate record of receipts of deposits of principal and income of the
infant's estate and of withdrawals therefrom, the guardian shall not be
required to file an annual account unless the court direct the filing of
an account for any year or years.