Construction This article is remedial and shall be given a liberal construction · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1312. Construction
This article is remedial and shall be given a liberal construction.
Courts must read this remedial article broadly so it accomplishes its corrective purpose. ★
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 2 — The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.