2006 New York Code - Prima Facie Evidence Of Infancy Or Incompetency.

 
  § 79.11 Prima facie evidence of infancy or incompetency.
    (a)  Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of an
  infant ward, a certificate  of  the  director,  or  his  representative,
  setting  forth  the  age  of  such infant as shown by the records of the
  administration and the fact that the appointment  of  a  guardian  is  a
  condition  precedent  to the payment of any moneys due the infant by the
  administration shall be prima facie evidence of the  necessity  for  the
  appointment  of  a  guardian to receive benefits from the administration
  and income from such benefits.
    (b) Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian  of  a
  mentally  incompetent  ward,  a  certificate  of  the  director,  or his
  representative, setting forth the fact that such person has  been  rated
  incompetent  by the administration on examination in accordance with the
  laws  and  regulations  governing  such  administration  and  that   the
  appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any
  moneys  due  such  person  by  the  administration  shall be prima facie
  evidence of the necessity for the appointment of a guardian  to  receive
  benefits from the administration and income from such benefits.