The proposed “consolidation” of New York’s court system has, once again, become headline news. In 2019, I wrote an article concerning court consolidation then proposed by Judge Janet DiFiore, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, for the purposes of addressing the history of the Surrogate’s Court and how it may be improved as a result of consolidation. See “Thoughts on Court Consolidation: The Surrogate’s Court,” New York Law Journal, Vol. 262, No. 101, Nov. 22, 2019.

Since that article, there have been continued discussions, and the Surrogates from across the state (as members of the Surrogate’s Association) met with Office of Court Administration (OCA) officials to discuss the issue. Given the renewed interest in the proposal, I am setting forth many of the highlights of the previous article as well as providing further insights for discussion among practitioners and others with an interest in Surrogate’s Court practice.

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