Power over lifetime trusts Except to the extent inconsistent with other provisions of this act, the surrogate having jurisdiction of a li... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1509. Power over lifetime trusts
Except to the extent inconsistent with other provisions of this act, the surrogate having jurisdiction of a lifetime trust shall have such power over the lifetime trust and its trustee as a justice of the supreme court having jurisdiction over the trust would have.
Except where another provision of this act conflicts, the surrogate with jurisdiction over a lifetime trust has the same power over the trust and trustee as a Supreme Court justice with jurisdiction. ★
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.