Surrogates Court

8th Judicial District Issues Updated Protocols for Courts, including Supreme, Family, and Surrogate’s Court

For the past many months, the Unified Court System has permitted in-person proceedings in accordance with the Governor’s un-PAUSE NeW York plan. Foot traffic in the courthouses has been gradually increased to correspond with an improvement in ‘the metrics measuring the spread of the Coronavirus. Recently, the metrics have indicated the need to once again …

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NY Courts to Offer FREE Online Surrogate’s Court Training on July 8

FREE Online Surrogate’s Court Training via Skype for Business ONE HOUR E-FILING TRAINING for Surrogate Court provided by New York State Courts E-Filing Resource Center Learn how to E-File documents from your office or personal computer. This one-hour session will be held: 2:00PM to 3:00PM on July 8th, 2020 PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Please go to our …

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State’s Surrogate’s Courts Prepare for Influx of COVID-Related Cases

 Court System Also Partners with Bar Leaders to Provide Free Legal Help in COVID-Related Matters to Family Members in Need. NEW YORK − As New York State remains at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks today announced that the State’s Surrogate’s Courts, which operate in …

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Judge Marks Issues Administrative Order 99-20, Adding Essential Matters to Surrogate’s Court

From Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks: Pursuant to the authority vested in me, and at the direction of the Chief Judge, I hereby amend the list of essential proceedings contained in Exh. A of Administrative Order AO/78/20 to include the following additional section, effective May 18, 2020: F. Surrogate’s Court 1. Any matter involving …

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