SCPA § 2211

Voluntary account; proceedings thereupon 1 · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 2211. Voluntary account; proceedings thereupon

1. On the return of process issued as prescribed in the preceding section the court must take the account, hear the proofs of the parties respecting it and make such order or decree as justice shall require.

2. The fiduciary may be examined under oath by any party to the proceeding either before or after filing objections, if any, to the account, as to any matter relating to his or her administration of the estate. The party conducting such examination shall be entitled to all rights granted under article thirty-one of the civil practice law and rules with respect to document discovery, regardless of whether such examination takes place before or after such party files objections.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/2211

In plain English

What happens on a voluntary accounting.

(1) When process is returned, the court takes the account, hears the parties' proof and issues the order or decree justice requires.
(2) Any party may examine the fiduciary under oath about the administration of the estate, either before or after filing objections, with full CPLR Article 31 document discovery either way. ★

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.

In print

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.