Application of general law Except where special provision is made otherwise, the law of this state relating to wills and to the probate, ... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1613. Application of general law
Except where special provision is made otherwise, the law of this state relating to wills and to the probate, contest and effect thereof shall apply in the case of a non-domiciliary testator and the law and procedure of this state relating generally to administration and to fiduciaries shall apply to ancillary administration and ancillary fiduciaries.
Unless a special rule says otherwise, New York law governing wills and their probate, contest, and effect applies to a non-domiciliary testator, and New York administration and fiduciary law applies to ancillary administration and ancillary fiduciaries. ★
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.