§ 811 General conformity of bonds to CPLR

If you need to file a bond in Surrogate's Court, this rule tells you which rules to follow. The main rules for bonds in this court come from this specific article of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act. But for smaller details that this article doesn't cover, the court will also follow the general bond rules found in Article 25 of the CPLR (New York's civil procedure rules).

In simple terms, this rule fills in the gaps. Surrogate's Court has its own bond rules, but it doesn't spell out every single detail. When something isn't covered, the court borrows from the standard state rules on bonds instead of leaving the question unanswered. This keeps bond requirements consistent with how bonds work in other New York courts, while still letting Surrogate's Court have its own specific requirements where needed.