
Surrogate’s Statutes
The principal implementing statutes under which the Surrogate’s Court functions are the N.Y. Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (SCPA) and the N.Y. Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL). Both the SCPA and EPTL took effect on September 1, 1967. The SCPA, which superseded the N.Y. Surrogate’s Court Act (SCA), governs the practice and procedure in all proceedings commenced in the Surrogate’s Court. Although the EPTL... Read More