🔑 The New York State Constitution Establishes the Jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court

The New York Constitution establishes the jurisdiction of the Surrogate's Court. N.Y. Const art. VI, § 12(d), (e).

Article VI, Section 12 of the New York State Constitution provides, in pertinent part:

d. The surrogate’s court shall have jurisdiction over all actions and proceedings relating to the affairs of decedents, probate of wills, administration of estates and actions and proceedings arising thereunder or pertaining thereto, guardianship of the property of minors, and such other actions and proceedings, not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, as may be provided by law.

e. The surrogate’s court shall exercise such equity jurisdiction as may be provided by law.

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