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N.Y. SCP Law § 716

This is the official text of N.Y. SCP Law § 716, part of New York’s SCP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "SCP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Proceedings thereupon If it shall be determined that the petition should be granted, an intermediate order may be entered forthwith or at...

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§ 716. Proceedings thereupon\n If it shall be determined that the petition should be granted, an\nintermediate order may be entered forthwith or at any time during the\npendency of the proceeding, permitting the petitioner to resign,\nrevoking his or her letters, or removing him or her, appointing a\nsuccessor, and directing the resigning fiduciary to turn over all assets\nin his or her hands to his or her successor and settle his or her\naccount judicially or informally. The proceedings thereupon, whether or\nnot the letters of the petitioner be revoked or he or she be removed,\nmust be the same as upon a petition for the judicial settlement of the\npetitioner's account, except that the successor fiduciary, if one shall\nhave been appointed, shall be a necessary party to it. Upon the\nresigning fiduciary fully accounting and paying over all money which is\nfound to be due from him or her and delivering over all books, papers\nand other property in his or her hands to his or her successor, or in\nsuch manner as the court directs, a decree may be made discharging him\nor her accordingly.\n

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