N.Y. MHY Law § 79.19
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Removal of guardian for failure to account or for other reasons
Official statutory text
§ 79.19 Removal of guardian for failure to account or for other reasons.\n If any guardian shall fail to file any account of the moneys received\nby him from the administration on account of his ward within thirty days\nafter such account is required by either the court or the\nadministration, or shall fail to furnish the bureau a copy of his\naccounts as required by this article, such failure shall be grounds for\nremoval. A guardian may also be removed when the judge has reason to\nbelieve that sufficient cause therefor exists.\n
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