Revocation of letters upon proof of will Where temporary letters of administration, preliminary letters testamentary or letters of admini... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1413. Revocation of letters upon proof of will
Where temporary letters of administration, preliminary letters testamentary or letters of administration on the ground of intestacy have been granted and a will is thereafter admitted to probate and letters issued thereupon or where a subsequent will is admitted to probate and letters issued thereupon, the decree granting probate must revoke the former letters.
When a will is admitted to probate and letters are issued after temporary, preliminary, intestacy-based, or earlier-will letters, the probate decree must revoke the former letters. ★
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.