SCPA § 2227

Summary statement Each decree whereby an account is judicially settled must contain in the body thereof a summary statement of the accoun...  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 2227. Summary statement

Each decree whereby an account is judicially settled must contain in the body thereof a summary statement of the account as settled or must refer to such summary, which must be recorded.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/2227

In plain English

Every decree that judicially settles an account must include a summary statement of the account as settled in its body, or refer to such a summary, which must be recorded. ★

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.