SCPA § 906

Payment of claims by temporary administrator At any time after the issuance of letters of temporary administration, process may issue to ...  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 906. Payment of claims by temporary administrator

At any time after the issuance of letters of temporary administration, process may issue to a temporary administrator requiring him to show cause why he should not pay the petitioner's claim. The court may dismiss the petition or direct payment or satisfaction of the claim in whole or in part and may require a refunding bond.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/906

In plain English

At any time after temporary letters issue, process may require the temporary administrator to explain why a petitioner’s claim should not be paid. The court may dismiss the claim request, order full or partial payment or satisfaction, and require a refunding bond. ★

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.