N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1005: Notice of application for letters of administration 1

§ 1005. Notice of application for letters of administration

1. Before making a decree granting letters of administration on any

application therefor the court may require the petitioner or any other

person seeking such letters to serve by mail a written notice of the

application upon every distributee of the intestate who has not been

required to be served with process and who has not appeared in the

proceeding or waived service of process therein.

2. The notice shall be entitled in the proceeding and shall state:

(a) each and every name of the intestate known to the person giving

the notice,

(b) the fact that letters of administration on the estate have been

applied for by petitioner,

(c) that a decree will be made granting letters and to whom,

(d) the names and post-office addresses of petitioner and of each and

every distributee set forth in the petition,

(e) that no other distributees are known to exist,

(f) that letters will issue on or after the date fixed in the notice.

3. The original notice shall be filed with proof by affidavit of the

mailing of copies thereof.