SCPA § 2305

Fees of appraisers An appraiser is entitled in addition to his actual expenses, to a sum to be fixed by the court for his services in mak...  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 2305. Fees of appraisers

An appraiser is entitled in addition to his actual expenses, to a sum to be fixed by the court for his services in making the appraisal. He shall file with the court an affidavit showing the nature and extent of his services, and expenses if any, and the sums payable therefor shall be taxed by the court and paid by the fiduciary.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/2305

In plain English

An appraiser receives actual expenses plus a court-fixed fee after filing an affidavit describing the work and expenses; the court taxes the amount and the fiduciary pays it. ★

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.