Q&A
Questions on guardianship statistics in New York City
2:56:49
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Council Member Crystal Hudson inquires about the number of New York City residents affected by guardianship issues. Kimberly George from Project Guardianship provides statistics and highlights the lack of reliable data in the guardianship system.
- Over 28,000 people have court-appointed guardianships statewide
- More than 16,000 New York City residents are affected
- Lack of reliable and publicly available data makes it difficult to determine exact numbers
Crystal Hudson
2:56:49
Thank you.
2:56:49
Thank you all.
2:56:50
Kimberly, I do have a few questions for you.
2:56:53
How many New York City residents does this guardianship issue affect?
Kimberly George
2:57:00
They're an estimated over 28,000 people with court appointed guardianships statewide with over 60% of those here in New York City.
2:57:09
So that's more than 16,000 New York City residents.
2:57:13
However, one of the major issues in our guardianship system is the lack of reliable and publicly available data.
2:57:21
So it's hard to know how many exactly how many people petitions are being made for on any given day in sort of the size of the problem in terms of the judge's inability to find good guardians to to serve.
