Effect of uncontroverted allegations of fact Except as otherwise prescribed by law, a petition, or account filed in a proceeding, unless ... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 509. Effect of uncontroverted allegations of fact
Except as otherwise prescribed by law, a petition, or account filed in a proceeding, unless denied by answer, objection or other proof, is due proof of the facts therein stated.
Unless another law says otherwise, factual allegations in a petition or account are sufficient proof when no answer, objection, or other evidence denies them. ★
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.