2006 New York Code - Petition; Contents.

 
  § 79.07 Petition; contents.
    A  petition  for  the  appointment of a guardian for an incompetent or
  conservatee ward may be filed in the supreme  court  or  in  the  county
  court  pursuant to jurisdiction given in the laws of the state, by or on
  behalf of any person who, under the laws of the state,  is  entitled  to
  file  such  a petition. A petition for the appointment of a guardian for
  an infant ward may  be  filed  in  the  surrogate's  court  pursuant  to
  jurisdiction  given  in  the  surrogate's  court procedure act, by or on
  behalf of any person who, under the provision of the  surrogate's  court
  procedure act, is entitled to file such petition.
    The  petition  for  appointment  of  a guardian, whether the ward be a
  mental incompetent or an infant, shall set forth the name, age, place of
  residence of the ward, the names and places of residence of the  nearest
  relative,  if  known, and the fact that such ward is entitled to receive
  moneys payable by or through the administration and shall set forth  the
  amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments.
    The  petition  shall also set forth the name and address of the person
  or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward.
    In the case of a mentally incompetent ward  the  petition  shall  show
  that  such  ward  has  been  rated  incompetent  on  examination  by the
  administration in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the
  administration.