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CHAPTER 59-A
Surrogate's Court Procedure
ARTICLE 13
Settlement of Small Estates Without Court Administration
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SECTION 1302
Kinds of property This article is not applicable to any interest in real property in this state owned by a decedent, but his owner ship o...
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SECTION 1301
Definitions In this article: 1
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 13
§ 1301. Definitions

In this article:

1. A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary
who dies leaving personal property having a gross value of $50,000 or
less exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL 5-3.1 (a).

2. A voluntary administrator is a person who qualifies and undertakes
to settle the estate of the decedent without the formality of court
administration as hereinafter provided.