New York Surrogate's Court

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The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of limited jurisdiction
probate court
specialized state court
appealsTo New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
canAppoint administrators of estates
executors
guardians of property of minors
canIssue letters of administration
letters testamentary
temporary letters of administration
country United States
governedBy New York Constitution
New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
handles accounting proceedings for estates
administration of estates
adoptions in some circumstances
affairs of deceased persons
contested probate proceedings
guardianship of minors in connection with estates
probate of wills
will construction proceedings
hasAbbreviation Surr Ct
hasCourtInEach New York county
hasJudgeTitle Surrogate
hasLevel trial court
hasNumberOfCounties 62
hasOfficialName Surrogate's Court of the State of New York
hasProcedureStatute Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
jurisdiction State of New York
language English
location Albany County, New York NERFINISHED
Bronx County, New York
Kings County, New York
New York County, New York
Queens County, New York
Richmond County, New York NERFINISHED
overseenBy Chief Administrative Judge of the New York Courts
partOf New York State Unified Court System
relatedTo New York Civil Court
New York Family Court
New York Supreme Court
state New York
subjectMatterJurisdiction ancillary probate of nonresident decedents
estate administration
probate matters
trusts related to estates
wrongful death compromise proceedings
usesStandardOfProof preponderance of the evidence in civil matters

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
New York City courts ("New York City Surrogate's Court")
New York County Courts ("Surrogate's Court of the State of New York, New York County")
hasComponent
New York State Judiciary
New York State Judiciary ("New York City Surrogate's Court")
hasPart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ("Surrogate's Courts of New York")
appealFrom
New York Surrogate's Court ("Surrogate's Court of the State of New York")
hasOfficialName
Article VI of the New York Constitution ("New York Surrogate's Courts")
regulates
Government of the State of New York ("New York Surrogate's Courts")
trialCourt

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