N.Y. SCP Law § 1756

§ 1756. Limited guardian of the property\n When it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that such person\nwho is intellectually disabled or person who is developmentally disabled\nfor whom an application for guardianship is made is eighteen years of\nage or older and is wholly or substantially self-supporting by means of\nhis or her wages or earnings from employment, the court is authorized\nand empowered to appoint a limited guardian of the property of such\nperson who is intellectually disabled or person who is developmentally\ndisabled who shall receive, manage, disburse and account for only such\nproperty of said person who is intellectually disabled or person who is\ndevelopmentally disabled as shall be received from other than the wages\nor earnings of said person.\n The person who is intellectually disabled or person who is\ndevelopmentally disabled for whom a limited guardian of the property has\nbeen appointed shall have the right to receive and expend any and all\nwages or other earnings of his or her employment and shall have the\npower to contract or legally bind himself or herself for such sum of\nmoney not exceeding one month's wages or earnings from such employment\nor three hundred dollars, whichever is greater, or as otherwise\nauthorized by the court.\n