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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...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 14
§ 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 officer of competent jurisdiction in any other state,
shall, when certified by the officer having by law custody of the record
at the time the certificate was made, be admitted in evidence as if the
original will was produced and proved when 20 years have elapsed since
the will was so proved.
The exemplification of the record of a will which has been duly proved
before a court or officer of competent jurisdiction in any other state,
shall, when certified by the officer having by law custody of the record
at the time the certificate was made, be admitted in evidence as if the
original will was produced and proved when 20 years have elapsed since
the will was so proved.