Uniform Rules for the Surrogate's Court – 2026
Part 207 of the Uniform Rules governs practice in the Surrogate's Court: probate and administration proceedings, accountings, guardianships, fiduciary appointments and the court's electronic filing program.
Browse all 66 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.
§ 207.1
Application of Part; waiver; special rules; definitions
§ 207.2
Terms of court
§ 207.3
Transfer of Proceedings
§ 207.4
Papers filed in court; clerk's file number; official forms
§ 207.4-a
Electronic Filing in Surrogate's Court; Consensual Program
§ 207.4-aa
Electronic Filing in Surrogate's Court; Mandatory Program
§ 207.5
Submission of papers to Surrogate
§ 207.6
Transfer of actions from other courts
§ 207.7
Service and filing of papers; motions
§ 207.8
Removal of papers
§ 207.9
Appearances
§ 207.10
Demand for pleadings
§ 207.11
Guardians
§ 207.12
Appointment of guardian ad litem on nomination
§ 207.13
Qualification of guardians ad litem; filing report
§ 207.14
Infants' funds
§ 207.15
Birth and death certificates
§ 207.16
Petitions for probate and administration; proof of distribution; family tree
§ 207.17
[Repealed]
§ 207.18
Use of virtual representation
§ 207.19
Probate; filing of will; depositions; proof by affidavit
§ 207.20
Inventory of assets
§ 207.21
Notification to foreign consuls
§ 207.22
Witnesses out of county
§ 207.23
Bills of particulars in contested probate proceedings
§ 207.24
Discontinuance of actions
§ 207.25
Kinship matters
§ 207.26
Contested probate; notice of objections filed
§ 207.27
Examinations before trial in contested probate proceedings
§ 207.28
Examination of attesting witnesses, accountants and adverse parties or witnesses
§ 207.29
Note of issue; pretrial conference
§ 207.30
Statement of issues
§ 207.31
Jury trials; order framing issues
§ 207.32
Identification of trial counsel
§ 207.33
Engagement of counsel
§ 207.34
Exhibits
§ 207.35
Absence of attorney during trial
§ 207.36
Failure to file timely objections
§ 207.37
Submission of orders, judgments and decrees for signature
§ 207.38
Compromises
§ 207.39
Costs and allowances
§ 207.40
Accountings
§ 207.41
Contested accountings
§ 207.42
Report of estates not fully distributed
§ 207.43
Filing estate tax return
§ 207.44
Payment of estate tax
§ 207.45
Attorney's fees; fixation of compensation
§ 207.46
Small estate proceedings
§ 207.47
Recording assignments of interest in estates
§ 207.48
Filing and recording of powers of attorney
§ 207.49
Applications for appointment of successor custodians under EPTL 7-4.7
§ 207.50
[Repealed]
§ 207.51
Appearance of a guardian, committee or conservator; affidavit required of attorney
§ 207.52
Accounting of an attorney-fiduciary
§ 207.53
[Repealed]
§ 207.54
Adoption rules; application
§ 207.55
Papers required in an adoption proceeding
§ 207.56
Investigation by disinterested person; adoption
§ 207.58
Petition for guardianship by adoptive parent
§ 207.57
Special applications
§ 207.59
Proceedings involving custody of Native American child
§ 207.60
[Renumbered]
§ 207.61
Proceedings for certification as a qualified adoptive parent or parents
§ 207.62
Calendaring of proceedings for adoption from an authorized agency
§ 207.63
Annual Report of Public Administrator
§ 207.64
Omission or Redaction of Confidential Personal Information; Public Access to Certain Filings