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    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.