§ 1731. Infant, incompetent or conservatee a ward of court. From the time of the filing of a petition, by or in behalf of an infant, incompetent person or conservatee, praying for an order to dispose of his real property, or interest in real property, the infant, incompetent person or conservatee is considered a ward of the court with respect to that real property or interest and the income and proceeds thereof. The court shall have power to make such orders as may be necessary to further justice and to protect and conserve the rights and interests of the infant, incompetent person or conservatee.

Terms Used In N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1731

  • conservatee: means a person who has suffered substantial impairment of his ability to care for his property or has become unable to provide for himself or others dependent upon him for support for whom a conservator of his property has been appointed, pursuant to § 77. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • dispose of: means to sell, convey, exchange, mortgage, release or lease. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • incompetent person: means a person incompetent to manage his affairs of whose property a committee has been appointed pursuant to § 78. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • interest in real property: includes any term, estate or other interest in real property, vested or contingent, of an infant in being, an incompetent person, or a conservatee including an inchoate right of dower and a possibility of reverter, and also the contingent interest of an infant not in being. See N.Y. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law 1701
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
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