Local Practices:
• Mandatory e-filing implemented May 26, 2021. Protocols
• A family tree is required in all estates. Form
• Divorce Decrees regarding all decedent’s former spouses, who are still living, are required in all estates. Certificates of Divorce are acceptable and can be obtained from County Clerk.
• Voluntary Administrations - pre-paid envelopes addressed to all interested parties are required.
• Administrations/Administration CTA - A receipted funeral bill OR consent to no bond from the undertaker is required. A consent to no bond by the attorney of record is required. An affidavit of assets and debts is required. Forms
• Returned Documents - Pre-paid self addressed envelopes for all documents to be returned are required (i.e. certificates of appointment, certified copies of documents, others upon request).
• Corrections are made by filing an amended document or an affidavit to amend a document.
• The Court reserves the right to request any document that the Surrogate deems necessary to make determination on any proceedings before the Court.