Resources

Forms

• Statewide Forms
• Kings County
  • Sample Citations Forms
• Nassau County
• New York County (Manhattan)
  • Administration / Small Estates Department Forms
  • Family Tree Affidavit 
  • Transcription Request Form
• Queens County
  • Form Order for Substituted Service

Local and Part Rules

• Bronx County
• Dutchess County
• Kings County (Brooklyn)
  • Petition Requirements
• Nassau County
• Orange County
• Richmond County (Staten Island)
• Rockland County
• Suffolk County
• Westchester County

Helpful Documents and Resources

• Instructions to Request a Waiver of Citation and Consent from NYS Tax Department
• IRS Telephone Assistance 
• Vital Records Attorney Protocol (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Books

• Harris 6th New York Estates: Probate, Administration, and Litigation
• New York Estate Administration
• Warren’s Heaton on Surrogate’s Court Practice