Surrogate Court
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Surrogate Court
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.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
surrogate court
n. a court in a few states (including New York) with jurisdiction over probates, estates and adoptions.
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