Definition of decree and order; how order enforced The determination of the rights of the parties to a special proceeding in the court is... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 601. Definition of decree and order; how order enforced
The determination of the rights of the parties to a special proceeding in the court is a decree.
A direction of the court made or entered in writing and not included in a decree is an order.
A decree or order has the same effect and may be enforced in like manner as a similar judgment, decree or order made by the supreme court in an action.
A determination of parties’ rights is a decree; another written court direction is an order. Both have the same effect and enforcement as comparable Supreme Court rulings. ★
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.