Legislation
SECTION 1615
Record of wills and letters recorded under former law The record in the court or an authenticated copy of the record of any will recorded...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 16
§ 1615. Record of wills and letters recorded under former law
The record in the court or an authenticated copy of the record of any
will recorded pursuant to section 44 of the decedent estate law prior to
the effective date of this act shall be presumptive evidence of the
will, of the execution thereof and of the letters granted thereon in any
action or special proceeding relating to real property. The record in
the court or an authenticated copy thereof shall be presumptive evidence
of a petition for letters of administration and of the letters granted
thereon recorded pursuant to section 44 of the decedent estate law prior
to the effective date of this act.
The record in the court or an authenticated copy of the record of any
will recorded pursuant to section 44 of the decedent estate law prior to
the effective date of this act shall be presumptive evidence of the
will, of the execution thereof and of the letters granted thereon in any
action or special proceeding relating to real property. The record in
the court or an authenticated copy thereof shall be presumptive evidence
of a petition for letters of administration and of the letters granted
thereon recorded pursuant to section 44 of the decedent estate law prior
to the effective date of this act.