Application by fiduciary for permission to resign A fiduciary may present to the court at any time a petition praying that he or she be p... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 715. Application by fiduciary for permission to resign
A fiduciary may present to the court at any time a petition praying that he or she be permitted to resign, that his or her letters be revoked and that he or she be permitted to settle his or her account judicially or informally as such fiduciary, and that notice of the application be given to the persons and in the manner directed by the court. The petition shall show the facts upon which the application is founded.
A fiduciary may petition the court at any time for permission to resign, revocation of the letters, and judicial or informal settlement of the account. ★ The petition must state the supporting facts and request notice to the people, and in the manner, the court directs.
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.