Transfer of Proceedings · as in force on May 31, 2026
The Chief Administrator or a Deputy Chief Administrative Judge or their designee may authorize the transfer of any proceeding and any matter relating to a proceeding from one judge to another in accordance with the needs of the court. Prior to effectuating any transfer under this section, the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge or Administrative Judge shall, whenever necessary and appropriate, consult with the judge already assigned to the matter and the judge receiving the matter.
This rule allows a Surrogate's Court proceeding to be moved from one judge to another.
The Chief Administrator, a Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, or their designee may authorize the transfer of any proceeding (and any matter relating to it) from one judge to another, according to the needs of the court. ★ Before a transfer, the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge or Administrative Judge shall consult, whenever necessary and appropriate, with both the judge already assigned and the judge receiving the matter.
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.
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.