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SECTION 1419
Process; renunciation or exclusion of persons having prior or equal right Every eligible person having a right to letters of administrati...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 14
§ 1419. Process; renunciation or exclusion of persons having prior or
equal right
Every eligible person having a right to letters of administration with
the will annexed prior or equal to that of the petitioner including an
infant, incompetent or conservatee whose guardian, committee or
conservator would be entitled to letters, and who has not renounced,
must be served. The proceedings upon the application are the same as
upon an application for administration upon the estate of an intestate.
The court may dispense with the issuance and service of process upon
non-domiciliaries.
equal right
Every eligible person having a right to letters of administration with
the will annexed prior or equal to that of the petitioner including an
infant, incompetent or conservatee whose guardian, committee or
conservator would be entitled to letters, and who has not renounced,
must be served. The proceedings upon the application are the same as
upon an application for administration upon the estate of an intestate.
The court may dispense with the issuance and service of process upon
non-domiciliaries.