N.Y. COR Law § 320
This is the official text of N.Y. COR Law § 320, part of New York’s COR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "COR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Who may apply for appointment of committee
Official statutory text
§ 320. Who may apply for appointment of committee. When ever any\nperson has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in this state\nfor life, the husband, wife, relatives or next of kin or any creditor of\nsuch person may apply to the supreme court, at a special term thereof in\nthe judicial district in which said person resided at the time of his\nconviction, for the appointment of a committee of such person's estate,\nboth real and personal.\n
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