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Surrogate Court

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A tribunal in some states with Subject Matter Jurisdiction over actions and proceedings involving, among other things, the probate of wills, affairs of decedents, and the guardianship of the property of Infants.

surrogate court n. a court in a few states (including New York) with jurisdiction over probates, estates and adoptions.
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