Uniform Rules for Surrogate's Court
Current through January 1, 2026
Part 1 · General Provisions
- 207.1 Application of Part; waiver; special rules; definitions
- 207.10 Demand for pleadings Deadlines
- 207.11 Guardians Deadlines
- 207.12 Appointment of guardian ad litem on nomination Deadlines
- 207.13 Qualification of guardians ad litem; filing report Deadlines
- 207.14 Infants' funds
- 207.15 Birth and death certificates
- 207.16 Petitions for probate and administration; proof of distribution; family tree Deadlines
- 207.17 [Repealed]
- 207.18 Use of virtual representation
- 207.19 Probate; filing of will; depositions; proof by affidavit Deadlines
- 207.2 Terms of court
- 207.20 Inventory of assets Deadlines
- 207.21 Notification to foreign consuls
- 207.22 Witnesses out of county
- 207.23 Bills of particulars in contested probate proceedings
- 207.24 Discontinuance of actions Deadlines
- 207.25 Kinship matters Deadlines
- 207.26 Contested probate; notice of objections filed Deadlines
- 207.27 Examinations before trial in contested probate proceedings Deadlines
- 207.28 Examination of attesting witnesses, accountants and adverse parties or witnesses
- 207.29 Note of issue; pretrial conference
- 207.3 Transfer of Proceedings
- 207.4 Papers filed in court; clerk's file number; official forms
- 207.4-a Electronic Filing in Surrogate's Court; Consensual Program Deadlines
- 207.4-aa Electronic Filing in Surrogate's Court; Mandatory Program Deadlines
- 207.5 Submission of papers to Surrogate
- 207.6 Transfer of actions from other courts
- 207.7 Service and filing of papers; motions Deadlines
- 207.8 Removal of papers
- 207.9 Appearances
Part 2 · Special Proceedings
- 207.30 Statement of issues Deadlines
- 207.31 Jury trials; order framing issues Deadlines
- 207.32 Identification of trial counsel Deadlines
- 207.33 Engagement of counsel
- 207.34 Exhibits
- 207.35 Absence of attorney during trial
- 207.36 Failure to file timely objections
- 207.37 Submission of orders, judgments and decrees for signature Deadlines
- 207.38 Compromises Deadlines
- 207.39 Costs and allowances Deadlines
- 207.40 Accountings
- 207.41 Contested accountings Deadlines
- 207.42 Report of estates not fully distributed Deadlines
- 207.43 Filing estate tax return Deadlines
- 207.44 Payment of estate tax
- 207.45 Attorney's fees; fixation of compensation
- 207.46 Small estate proceedings
- 207.47 Recording assignments of interest in estates
- 207.48 Filing and recording of powers of attorney
- 207.49 Applications for appointment of successor custodians under EPTL 7-4.7
- 207.50 [Repealed]
- 207.51 Appearance of a guardian, committee or conservator; affidavit required of attorney
- 207.52 Accounting of an attorney-fiduciary Deadlines
- 207.53 [Repealed]
- 207.54 Adoption rules; application
- 207.55 Papers required in an adoption proceeding
- 207.56 Investigation by disinterested person; adoption Deadlines
- 207.57 Special applications
- 207.58 Petition for guardianship by adoptive parent Deadlines
- 207.59 Proceedings involving custody of Native American child
- 207.60 [Renumbered]
- 207.61 Proceedings for certification as a qualified adoptive parent or parents
- 207.62 Calendaring of proceedings for adoption from an authorized agency Deadlines
- 207.63 Annual Report of Public Administrator
- 207.64 Omission or Redaction of Confidential Personal Information; Public Access to Certain Filings