New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law & Surrogate's Court Procedure Act Handbook

ESTATES, POWERS & TRUST LAW
Chapter 17-b of the Consolidated Laws
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article Section(s)
•   1 General Provisions 1-1.1 - 1-2.20
•   2 Rules Governing Dispositions Subject to this Law 2-1.1 - 2-1.14
•   3 Substantive Law of Wills 3-1.1 - 3-5.1
•   4 Descent and Distribution of an Intestate 4-1.1 - 4-1.6
•   5 Family Rights 5-1.1 - 5-4.6
•   6 Classification, Creation, Definition of, and Rules Governing Estates in Property 6-1.1 - 6-6.7
•   7 Trusts 7-1.1 - 7-8.1
•   8 Charitable Trusts 8-1.1 - 8-1.8
•   9 Perpetuities and Accumulations 9-1.1 - 9-2.3
•   10 Powers 10-1.1 - 10-10.8
•   11 Fiduciaries: Powers, Duties and Limitations; Actions by or against in Representative or Individual Capacities 11-1.1 - 11-4.7
•   11-A Uniform Principal and Income Act 11-A-1.1 - 11-A-6.4
•   12 Actions by Creditors and Other Persons Against Distributees and Testamentary Beneficiaries 12-1.1 - 12-2.5
•   13 Other Provisions Affecting Estates 13-1.1 - 13-3.6
•   14 Repealer; Derivation and Distribution Tables; Effective Date 14-1.1 - 14-3.1
•   Index

SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article Section(s)
•   1 General 101-106
•   2 Jurisdiction and Powers 201-212
•   3 Proceedings, Pleadings and Process 301-316
•   4 Appearance; Protection of Persons Under Disability; 301-316 Counsel for Indigent Adults in Surrogate's Court Proceedings 404-407
•   5 Trials and Hearings 501-510
•   6 Orders and Decrees 601-607
•   7 General Provisions Relating to Letters 701-725
•   8 General Provisions Relating to Bonds 801-811
•   9 Temporary Administration - Absentees and Internees 901-911
•   10 Intestate Administration 1001-1007
•   11 Public Administrators of the Counties Within the City of New York 1101-1128
•   12 Public Administrators in the Counties of Erie, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga, Suffolk and Westchester and County Treasurers Appointed Administrators 1101-1128
•   13 Settlement of Small Estates Without Court Administration
•   14 Probate Proceedings; Construction of Wills; Right of Election 1201-1219
•   15 Trusts and Trustees 1301-1312
•   16 Foreign Estates 1404-1424
•   17 Guardians and Custodians 1501-1509
•   17-A Guardians of Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled Persons 1601-1616
•   18 Claims; Payment of Debts and Funeral Expenses 1701-1727
•   19 Disposition of Real Property 1750-1761
•   20 Proceeding to Open Safe Deposit Box 1801-1814
•   21 Miscellaneous Proceedings 1901-1923
•   22 Accounting 2001-2008
•   23 Costs, Allowances and Commissions 2101-2115
•   24 Court Fees 2201-2227
•   25 Records and Recording 2301-2313
•   26 The Surrogate's Court and Its Officers 2401-2404
•   27 Appeals 2701, 2702
•   28 Repeal; Savings Clause; Effective Date 2801-2805
•   Official Forms
•   Uniform Court Rules
•   Index