STATE OF NEW YORK
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9582
IN SENATE
March 26, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
persons ineligible to act as a fiduciary
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 707 of the surrogate's court
2 procedure act, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 2021, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 2. Persons ineligible in court's discretion. The court may declare
5 ineligible to act as fiduciary[:
6 (a) a person unable to read and write the English language; or
7 (b)] an individual convicted of a felony whose crime may be adverse to
8 the welfare of the estate, including but not limited to, crimes such as
9 embezzlement or any crime where there was a misappropriation of money or
10 a breach of fiduciary duty.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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