{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "scpa", "section": "206", "citation": "SCPA § 206", "heading": "Non-domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue 1", "text": ["§ 206. Non-domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue", "1. The surrogate's court of any county has jurisdiction over the estate of any non-domiciliary decedent who leaves property in the state, or a cause of action for wrongful death against a domiciliary of the state. The proper venue for proceedings relating to such estates is the county (a) where the non-domiciliary decedent left property, or (b) where personal property belonging to the non-domiciliary decedent has since his death, disappearance or internment come into and remains unadministered, or (c) of the domicile of the person against whom a non-domiciliary left a cause of action for wrongful death.", "2. Where venue may lie in more than one county under the provisions of subdivision one, the court where a proceeding is first commenced with proper venue shall retain jurisdiction, and matters relating to the estate of the non-domiciliary decedent pending in the surrogate's courts of other counties shall be transferred to it.", "3. A surrogate shall transfer any proceeding to the surrogate's court of the proper county either on his own motion or on the motion of any party."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/206", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A non-New York domiciliary’s estate may come within Surrogate’s Court jurisdiction through New York property or a qualifying wrongful-death claim.\n- **(1)** **Any county’s court has jurisdiction** if the decedent left property in New York or a wrongful-death claim against a New York domiciliary; venue lies where the property is or later remains unadministered, or where that defendant is domiciled. ★\n- **(2)** If several counties qualify, the **first properly filed court keeps jurisdiction**, and other Surrogate’s Court matters **must be transferred there**.\n- **(3)** A **surrogate must transfer a proceeding to the proper county**, on the court’s own motion or a party’s motion.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/scpa/206", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}