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SMALL ESTATES (Settled by Voluntary Administration in New York)


New York
Surrogate's Court Procedures Act
§1301



Definitions In This Article

1. A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary who dies leaving personal property having a gross value of $30,000 or less exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL 5-3.1 (a) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).  [NOTE: THE VALUE OF A SMALL ESTATE HAS BEEN INCREASED TO $50,000.00 - Please see the following Blog for more information]


2. A voluntary administrator is a person who qualifies and undertakes to settle the estate of the decedent without the formality of court administration as hereinafter provided.


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