79.07 - 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.