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N.Y. SCP Law § 901

This is the official text of N.Y. SCP Law § 901, 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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Official statutory text

§ 901. When temporary administration may be granted\n Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in\nthe best interests of the estate in the following cases:\n 1. When for any cause delay occurs in the grant of letters on the\nestate of a decedent or a person alleged to be deceased or in the\nprobate of his or her will.\n 2. When a person having an interest in property in this state has\ndisappeared and is absent from his or her place of abode without being\nheard of after diligent inquiry. Such person shall be referred to as an\nabsentee.\n 3. When a person having an interest in property in this state has been\nmade a prisoner of war or has been detained or interned by an enemy\ncountry or in an enemy-occupied country or by force, or imprisoned in\nthis country, a foreign country, whether legal or illegal, and who is\nthereby unable to safeguard and care for his property in this state.\nSuch person shall be referred to as an internee.\n

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