New York Surrogate's Court Procedure

Every section of the New York Surrogate's Court Procedure, in order — 386 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 101 — Short title; how cited This act shall be known as the surrogate's court procedure act and may be cited as "SCPA"
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 102 — Application of CPLR and other laws The CPLR and other laws applicable to practice and procedure apply in the surrogate's court except whe...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 103 — Definitions When used in this act, unless otherwise required by the context, or unless a contrary intent is expressly declared in the pro...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 104 — Application of act; confirmation of previous acts Each provision of this act relating to the jurisdiction of the surrogate's court over l...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 105 — Rules for surrogates' courts The court in each county may make such rules for the conduct of business in its court as it may deem necessa...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 106 — Appendix of official forms The state administrator of the state of New York shall have the power to adopt, amend and rescind an appendix ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 107 — Use of electronic filing authorized 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 201 — General jurisdiction of the surrogate's court 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 202 — Enumerated proceedings not exclusive The proceedings enumerated in this act shall not be deemed exclusive and the court is empowered in a...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 203 — Jurisdiction of parties and subject matter The court obtains jurisdiction in every case to make a decree or other determination by the ex...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 204 — Presumption of jurisdiction Where the jurisdiction of the court to make a decree or other determination is drawn in question collaterally...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 205 — Domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 206 — Non-domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 207 — Lifetime trusts; jurisdiction and venue 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 208 — Jurisdiction; how affected by locality of certain assets For the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon the court: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 209 — Powers incidental to jurisdiction of the court The court has power: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 210 — Jurisdictional predicate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 211 — When jurisdiction in personam obtained The court may exercise personal jurisdiction over any person as to any matter within the subject m...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 212 — Service of process All processes of the court may be served and executed in any part of the state and without the state when authorized b...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 301 — Statute of limitations (a) For the purpose of computing the period of limitation under article two of the civil practice law and rules, a...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 302 — Pleadings 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 303 — Verification All pleadings shall be verified in the manner provided by CPLR 3020
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 304 — Contents of petition In addition to such other requirements as may be applicable to the petition in a particular proceeding, a petition m...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 305 — Process, where returnable The process of a surrogate's court, except where otherwise prescribed by law, must be made returnable before th...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 306 — Citation
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 307 — Service of process 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 308 — Return day of citation 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 309 — When service of process complete 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 310 — Who may serve process 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 311 — Designee for person under disability Whenever the person to be served is a person under disability, whether or not a party so requests, t...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 312 — Additional parties; supplemental process The court may issue a supplemental process at any time and require any party to procure it and c...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 313 — Manner of giving notice when not otherwise prescribed Whenever the manner of giving notice is not otherwise prescribed, the court may dir...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 314 — Proof of service of subpoena or process Proof of service of a subpoena or process shall be made in the manner and form prescribed by CPLR...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 315 — Joinder and representation of persons interested in estates 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 316 — Process to attorney general where persons unknown In every case where it appears that there is no distributee or beneficiary or that it i...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 401 — Appearance of parties 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 402 — Appearance for infant, incompetent, conservatee or person under disability 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 403 — Appointment of guardian ad litem 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 403-a — Proceedings for the commitment of the guardianships and custody of infants; appointment of guardians ad litem 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 404 — Qualification and duties of guardian ad litem 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 405 — Compensation of guardian ad litem 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 406 — Person under disability bound by proceeding Whenever a guardian ad litem shall be appointed for a person under disability as defined in t...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 407 — Assignment of counsel for indigent persons 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 501 — Transfer, consolidation and severance 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 502 — Trial by jury; waiver or withdrawal 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 503 — Proceedings upon jury trial 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 504 — Jurors Jurors shall be selected from any panel in attendance at any trial term of the supreme court or county court of the county
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 505 — Trial by the court 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 506 — Reference to hear and report 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 507 — Testimony of witness 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 508 — Before whom testimony may be taken; issuance of commission
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 509 — Effect of uncontroverted allegations of fact Except as otherwise prescribed by law, a petition, or account filed in a proceeding, unless ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 510 — Pretrial conference At any time after issue has been joined, the court, in its discretion, may require the attendance of all parties and ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 601 — Definition of decree and order; how order enforced The determination of the rights of the parties to a special proceeding in the court is...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 602 — Decree or order, when evidence of assets A decree directing payment by a fiduciary to a creditor of, or a person interested in, the estat...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 603 — Transcript of decree or order 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 604 — Decree; instruments of satisfaction Upon the request of any person interested, there may be recorded with the court any instrument acknow...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 605 — Enforcement of decree by execution An execution shall not issue out of the court
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 606 — Enforcement of decree or order by punishment for contempt; when 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 607 — Enforcement of decree or order by punishment for contempt; manner A person interested in the compliance with a decree or order, directing...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 701 — Requisites of letters 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 702 — Limited and restrictive letters Letters may be granted limiting and restricting the powers and rights of the holder thereof: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 703 — Letters evidence of authority; effect of appeal 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 704 — Priority among different letters A person who applies in good faith therefor, and to whom letters are first issued from a court having ju...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 705 — Time, how reckoned upon successive letters Where it is prescribed by law that an act must or may be done within a specified time after le...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 706 — When surviving or remaining fiduciary may act; when successor must be appointed 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 707 — Eligibility to receive letters Letters may issue to a natural person or to a person authorized by law to be a fiduciary except as follows: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 708 — Qualification of fiduciaries Before letters are granted to a fiduciary, the fiduciary shall file in the surrogate's court or family court: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 709 — Objection to grant of letters or appointment of lifetime trustee Any person interested, including a nominated fiduciary, before letters a...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 710 — Objections which require bond from fiduciary not otherwise required to file bond 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 711 — Suspension, modification or revocation of letters or removal for disqualification or misconduct In any of the following cases a co-fiduci...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 712 — Petition; process thereupon; suspension A petition as prescribed in the preceding section must show that the case is one therein specifie...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 713 — Hearing; decree Upon the return of process issued as prescribed in the preceding section the court may make a decree suspending, modifyin...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 714 — Certain orders or decrees of other courts to be filed in the surrogate's court Whenever the supreme court shall suspend or remove or acce...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 715 — Application by fiduciary for permission to resign A fiduciary may present to the court at any time a petition praying that he or she be p...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 716 — Proceedings thereupon If it shall be determined that the petition should be granted, an intermediate order may be entered forthwith or at...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 717 — Suspension of powers of fiduciaries in war service 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 718 — Nominated fiduciaries in war service 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 719 — In what cases letters may be suspended, modified or revoked, or a lifetime trustee removed or his powers suspended or modified, without p...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 720 — Effect and contents of decree suspending, modifying or revoking letters or removing a lifetime trustee or suspending or modifying his pow...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 721 — Preceding section qualified The preceding section does not affect the liability of a person to whom money or other property has been deli...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 722 — Deposit of securities may be ordered on revocation of letters or removal When upon the revocation of letters or removal of a fiduciary a ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 723 — Copy of letters issued to chief fiscal officer of county to be transmitted to comptroller
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 724 — Inapplicability to lifetime trustees Except as otherwise expressly provided or required by context, this article shall not be applicable ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 725 — Rules relating to estate valuation after letters The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate rules to insure that, after lette...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 801 — Amount; condition; number of sureties; obligees 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 802 — Approval and filing of bonds; designation of clerk 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 803 — Deposit of assets to reduce bond 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 804 — Bond required when assets deposited with bank or trust company serving as co-fiduciary When a bank or trust company is a fiduciary and is...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 805 — Bond of administrator, temporary administrator or administrator c
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 806 — Bond of a testamentary trustee or executor acting as trustee Whenever a testamentary trustee is appointed by will or order of the court o...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 807 — Bond of a legal life tenant Whenever a legal life tenant is entitled to the possession or control of property under a will, he shall if t...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 808 — Liability of surety for assets received by principal in another fiduciary capacity 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 809 — Action or proceeding on bond; disposition of proceeds; summary determination in certain cases 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 810 — Application of article to fiduciaries heretofore appointed The provisions of this article shall apply to fiduciaries heretofore appointed...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 811 — General conformity of bonds to CPLR The provisions of this article shall govern bonds in this court but to the extent consistent with suc...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 901 — When temporary administration may be granted Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in the best interests of th...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 902 — Procedure for appointment of temporary administrator 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 903 — General powers of temporary administrator 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 905 — Actions and proceedings maintainable by or against a temporary administrator 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 906 — Payment of claims by temporary administrator At any time after the issuance of letters of temporary administration, process may issue to ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 907 — Special powers of temporary administrator in estates of absentees or internees 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 908 — Settlement of temporary administrator's account of a decedent's estate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 910 — Annual account of internee's estate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 911 — Final determination and distribution of an absentee's estate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1001 — Order of priority for granting letters of administration 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1002 — Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of an administrator 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1003 — Persons who must be served with process; waiver of process; dispensation with service of process 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1004 — Proceedings upon return of process; decree 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1005 — Notice of application for letters of administration 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1006 — Failure to qualify The court must upon application of any person interested, a public administrator, the chief fiscal officer of the coun...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1007 — Administration de bonis non 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1101 — Incumbents The office of public administrator within the counties of the city of New York hereby is continued
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1102 — Appointment and removal; terms of office Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, appointment and removal shall be made as follow...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1103 — Deputy public administrator 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1104 — Oath and bond Each person appointed to the office of public administrator or deputy public administrator in any of the counties within th...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1105 — Compensation 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1106 — Commissions 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1107 — Deposit of funds
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1108 — Staff; salaries; offices Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, appointment and removal shall be made as follows: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1109 — Monthly reports to court, mayor and comptroller; annual audit Each public administrator shall file monthly with the surrogate of the coun...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1110 — Responsibility of the city 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1111 — Vacancy in office; delivery of money, papers and effects 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1112 — Authority to act The public administrator in his proper county shall have authority to take possession of, manage and collect the rents o...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1113 — Reports of deaths and burials 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1114 — Inquiry and subpoena 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1115 — Letters not required for small estates 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1116 — Application for letters; when court may direct probate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1117 — No separate bond or oath The public administrators within the counties of the city of New York shall not be required to file the designat...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1118 — Powers before issuance of letters Before letters are issued to him and subject to the provisions of section 1128 of this article the publ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1119 — Notice to consuls When the estate is that of a noncitizen it shall be the duty of the public administrator when making application for le...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1120 — Appearance by consuls 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1121 — Grant of letters to others If any eligible distributee of the decedent shall petition to supersede the public administrator within 4 mont...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1122 — Delivery of estate assets to fiduciary; expenses, costs and commissions When the public administrator has been superseded he shall accoun...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1123 — General powers of public administrator
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1124 — Appeal; bond 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1125 — Notification to corporation counsel 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1126 — Property without value where no administration had
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1127 — Disposition of records after 10 years The public administrator is authorized to destroy the file and all of the papers relating to a dece...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1128 — Administrative board for the offices of the public administrators 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1201 — Definitions Whenever used in this article the term public administrator, unless otherwise required by the context or unless a contrary in...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1202 — Office established; appointment of successor The office of public administrator hereby is continued
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1203 — General bond Except in the counties of Erie, Monroe and Onondaga the person so appointed shall execute a bond with sureties to be approve...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1204 — Separate bonds Except in the counties of Erie and Onondaga the public administrator upon entering upon his duties in every estate the gro...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1205 — Vacancy in office; delivery of money, papers and effects; discharge 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1206 — Staff; offices; counsel 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1207 — Salary; commissions; retention of commissions 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1208 — Deposit of funds; report to court; annual audit 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1209 — Reports of deaths and burials 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1210 — Application for letters; when court may direct probate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1211 — Letters not required; notice to be filed 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1212 — Powers before issuance of letters Before letters are issued to him and subject to the provisions of section 1128 of this act the public a...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1213 — General powers 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1214 — Service of process The public administrator is authorized to make service of process on creditors, legatees or distributees who are non-d...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1215 — When authorized to receive process or appear 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1216 — Inquiry and subpoena The public administrator may institute an inquiry in any case in which he is authorized to act as to any matter affe...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1217 — When superseded; accounting authorized 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1218 — Appeal; bond The public administrator is authorized to appeal from any decree, order or judgment affecting an estate in his charge or in ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1219 — Chief fiscal officer of county appointed administrator; qualifications; fees
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1301 — Definitions In this article: 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1302 — Kinds of property This article is not applicable to any interest in real property in this state owned by a decedent, but his owner ship o...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1303 — Persons who may become a voluntary administrator
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1304 — Summary procedure 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1305 — Discharge of debtor, transfer agent, safe deposit company, bank, trust company or other person The delivery by a voluntary administrator ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1306 — Powers 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1307 — Duties A voluntary administrator shall 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1308 — Liability of voluntary administrator collecting assets 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1309 — General provisions 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1310 — Payment of certain debts without administration 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1311 — Administration of funds payable under social security act of the United States, the unemployment insurance law and the workmen's compensa...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1312 — Construction This article is remedial and shall be given a liberal construction
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1401 — Proceeding to compel production of will Whenever it shall appear to the court, sua sponte, or by the petition of a person authorized unde...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1402 — Who may propound will; contents of petition; direction of court 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1403 — Persons to be served; content of process 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1404 — Witnesses to be examined; proof required 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1405 — When court may dispense with testimony of witness 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1406 — Proof of will by affidavit of attesting witness out of court 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1407 — Proof of lost or destroyed will A lost or destroyed will may be admitted to probate only if 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1408 — Probate not allowed unless court satisfied 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1409 — Notice of probate 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1410 — Who may file objections to probate of an alleged will Any person whose interest in property or in the estate of the testator would be adv...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1411 — Citation upon filing of objections 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1412 — Preliminary letters testamentary 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1413 — Revocation of letters upon proof of will Where temporary letters of administration, preliminary letters testamentary or letters of admini...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1414 — When letters testamentary may be issued 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1415 — Supplementary letters, executors not named in letters not to act If the disability of an infant or a noncitizen named as an executor in a...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1416 — Executor failing to qualify or renounce; how excluded 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1417 — Renunciation by nominated executor; retraction thereof 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1418 — Letters of administration with will annexed; when and to whom granted 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1419 — Process; renunciation or exclusion of persons having prior or equal right Every eligible person having a right to letters of administrati...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1420 — Proceeding for construction of will; effect of decree 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1421 — Election by surviving spouse 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1422 — Record of wills; evidence A certified copy of the record of the decree admitting a will to probate and of the record of the will so admit...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1423 — Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former c...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1424 — Foreign wills; evidence after lapse of time The exemplification of the record of a will which has been duly proved before a court or offi...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1501 — Application of act to trusts 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1502 — Appointment of trustee 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1503 — Qualification of trustee appointed by another court When the supreme court appoints a testamentary trustee a certified copy of the order ...
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1504 — Renunciation of appointment: retraction thereof 1
• N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1505 — Proceeding when testamentary trustee is also executor or administrator 1