Legislation
SECTION 204
Presumption of jurisdiction Where the jurisdiction of the court to make a decree or other determination is drawn in question collaterally...
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 2
§ 204. Presumption of jurisdiction
Where the jurisdiction of the court to make a decree or other
determination is drawn in question collaterally, the jurisdiction is
presumptively and in the absence of fraud or collusion, conclusively
established by an allegation of the jurisdictional facts contained in a
verified pleading. Jurisdiction of the parties is presumptively proved
by a recital to that effect in the decree.
Where the jurisdiction of the court to make a decree or other
determination is drawn in question collaterally, the jurisdiction is
presumptively and in the absence of fraud or collusion, conclusively
established by an allegation of the jurisdictional facts contained in a
verified pleading. Jurisdiction of the parties is presumptively proved
by a recital to that effect in the decree.