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The New York State Surrogate's Court is the court that handles all Probate and estate proceedings in the State of New York . All wills are probated in this court and all estates of people who die without a will are handled in this court. Unclaimed property of the deceased without wills is handled by the Judge of this court.

Each of New York's 62 counties has one Surrogate Judge, with New York County having 2, and Kings County moving from one to two following the 2005 election. Surrogate Judges are elected countywide for 10 year terms. In some rural counties, Surrogate Judge duties are handled by the County Court Judge.

There have been frequent efforts to abolish the Surrogate's Court and redistribute its powers to the Surrogate Michael Feinberg, who was removed from the bench in 2005. {Link without Title}


31 CHAMBERS STREET

The NY Surrogates court NY County !st Judicial District is located at the historic building at 31 Chambers Street. Official Site


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