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Article 18: Claims; Payment of Debts and Funeral Expenses

New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act – 2026

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§ 1802 Effect of failure to present claim § 1803 Form and verification of claims; service of notice 1 § 1804 Contingent or unliquidated claims; retention of assets for estate taxes 1 § 1805 Determination of issues arising between representative and the estate; suspension of statute of limitations in certain cases 1 § 1806 Allowance or rejection of claims 1 § 1807 Effect of allowance of claim by fiduciary 1 § 1808 Effect of rejection of claim by fiduciary 1 § 1809 Proceeding to determine validity and enforceability of claims 1 § 1810 Claimant's right to action at law or in equity § 1811 Payment of debts and funeral expenses 1 § 1812 Leave to issue execution against decedent's real property § 1813 Disputed or unsettled debt or claim may be compromised, compounded or sold; compromise of infant's claim or action in supreme court 1 § 1814 Application The provisions of this article are not applicable to trusts or the administration thereof