N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1802: Effect of failure to present claim If any claim is not presented within 7 months from the date of issue of letters, the fiduciary shall n...

§ 1802. Effect of failure to present claim

If any claim is not presented within 7 months from the date of issue

of letters, the fiduciary shall not be chargeable for any assets or

moneys that he may have paid in good faith in satisfaction of any lawful

claims or of any legacies or distributions to the legatees or

distributees of the decedent before such claim was presented. Such 7

month period shall begin on the date letters were first issued to any

fiduciary, including a temporary administrator or a preliminary

executor, and shall not be interrupted by any subsequent issue of

letters, except that the time during which there is no fiduciary in

office shall not be counted as part of such period.