Surrogate's Court Procedure Act

E160763

New York State statute probate law statute procedural statute

The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act is a New York State statute that governs the practice, jurisdiction, and procedures of the Surrogate's Courts in matters such as probate, estates, and guardianships.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act	4
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act canonical	1
Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1379968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Context triple: [New York Surrogate's Court, hasProcedureStatute, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act]

A. Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act
The Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act is a Japanese statute that governs how family-related legal matters—such as divorce, custody, and inheritance—are handled and adjudicated in the country’s judicial system.
B. New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
C. Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Senior Courts Act 2016
The Senior Courts Act 2016 is New Zealand legislation that reformed and codified the structure, jurisdiction, and operation of the country’s higher courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Target entity description: The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act is a New York State statute that governs the practice, jurisdiction, and procedures of the Surrogate's Courts in matters such as probate, estates, and guardianships.

A. Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act
The Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act is a Japanese statute that governs how family-related legal matters—such as divorce, custody, and inheritance—are handled and adjudicated in the country’s judicial system.
B. New York Surrogate's Court
The New York Surrogate's Court is a specialized state court that handles probate of wills, administration of estates, and related matters involving the affairs of deceased persons in New York.
C. Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
D. Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
E. Senior Courts Act 2016
The Senior Courts Act 2016 is New Zealand legislation that reformed and codified the structure, jurisdiction, and operation of the country’s higher courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State statute ⓘ probate law statute ⓘ procedural statute ⓘ
appliesTo	accounting proceedings in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ adoption proceedings in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ estate administration proceedings in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ guardianship proceedings in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ probate proceedings in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ proceedings relating to trusts in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ proceedings relating to wrongful death compromises in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ
citationStyle	SCPA ⓘ
enactedBy	New York State Legislature ⓘ
governs	ancillary probate proceedings ⓘ appeals from Surrogate's Court decrees and orders ⓘ appointment of administrators ⓘ appointment of executors ⓘ appointment of guardians ⓘ intestate estate administration in New York ⓘ judicial settlement of fiduciary accounts ⓘ jurisdiction of New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ practice in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ probate of wills in New York ⓘ procedure in New York Surrogate's Courts ⓘ proceedings for compromise and settlement of claims against estates ⓘ proceedings for discovery and turnover of estate assets ⓘ proceedings to construe wills ⓘ proceedings to determine kinship ⓘ proceedings to remove fiduciaries ⓘ service and filing requirements in Surrogate's Court proceedings ⓘ venue in Surrogate's Court proceedings ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Surrogate's Courts of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Surrogate's Court
jurisdictionSubjectMatter	adoptions ⓘ compromise of wrongful death actions ⓘ decedents' estates ⓘ guardians of the person of infants ⓘ guardians of the property of infants ⓘ lifetime trusts ⓘ testamentary trusts ⓘ
jurisdictionTerritorial	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
legalField	estate administration law ⓘ guardianship law ⓘ probate law ⓘ trusts and estates law ⓘ
partOf	New York Consolidated Laws ⓘ linked to: New York State statutes
relatedTo	Estates, Powers and Trusts Law of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
shortName	SCPA ⓘ
usedBy	New York Surrogate's Court judges ⓘ linked to: New York Surrogate's Court New York trusts and estates practitioners ⓘ

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