Surrogate’s Court Practice (2) (EST120)

Surrogate Renee Roth

The fundamentals of administration of decedents’ estates, including probate and contested probate, estab­lish­ing dis­tributees in administration proceedings; appointment and qualification of fiduciaries; powers and duties of fiduciaries; marshaling decedents’ assets; discovery proceedings; creditors’ claims against estates; construction of wills; determining the validity of right of election; tax apportionment; preparation of formal accounting; attorneys’ fees; setting up a trust; and distribution.

Pre- or corequisite: Wills, Trusts, and Future Interests.