MHL ARTICLE 81 - New York State Unified Court System

(ii) Amendment of Trust Only Upon Court Approval.. . . . . . 88
(iii) Reversal of Gifts and Planning Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
(iv) Dispensing with Annual Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
(v) Accounting Required Under Article 81 Methods. . . . . . . 89
(vi) Terms Against the Best Interest of the Beneficiary and/or
Against Public Policy.............................90
l. Retroactive Establishment...............................90
m. Payback to State.......................................91
n. Calculation of NAMI...................................92
o. SNT as Alternative to Guardianship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
H. Voiding previously executed legal instruments including Wills, Conveyances,
Contracts, Health Care Proxies and Powers of Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
I. Guardian may waive professional privileges on behalf of ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
J. Guardian's power to protect ward's assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
K. Least restrictive alternative/Deprivation of liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
L. Major medical/end of life decisions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
(i) Pre-Family Health Care Decisions Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
(ii) Family Health Care Decisions Act.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
a. Legislative Intent.....................................106
b. Honoring Preferences of Person Facing Death. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
c. Retroactivity.........................................108
d. Burden of Proof/Clear and Convincing Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . 108
e. Appeals. ...........................................108
M. AIP As Incapacitated Fiduciary......................................109
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