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CHAPTER 59-A
Surrogate's Court Procedure
ARTICLE 14
Probate Proceedings; Construction of Wills; Right of Election
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SECTION 1422
Record of wills; evidence A certified copy of the record of the decree admitting a will to probate and of the record of the will so admit...
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SECTION 1424
Foreign wills; evidence after lapse of time The exemplification of the record of a will which has been duly proved before a court or offi...
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SECTION 1423
Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of the former c...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 14
§ 1423. Record of wills in former courts of probate; evidence

The exemplification of the record of a will proved before the judge of
the former court of probate and recorded in his office before January 1,
1785, certified under the seal of the officer having custody of the
record, shall be admitted in evidence in any case after it has been made
to appear that diligent and fruitless search has been made for the
original will.