EPTL § 13-1.4

Action in supreme court to compromise controversies between  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 13-1.4 Action in supreme court to compromise controversies between

claimants to estate assets

An action may be maintained in the supreme court to compromise controversies between claimants to the property of an estate in accordance with and subject to the provisions of SCPA 2106.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/13-1.4

In plain English

Claimants to estate property may bring a Supreme Court action to compromise their controversy under and subject to SCPA § 2106. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.