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N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 710: Objections which require bond from fiduciary not otherwise required to file bond 1

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  1. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
  2. Article 7. General Provisions Relating to Letters

§ 710. Objections which require bond from fiduciary not otherwise

required to file bond

1. No bond shall be required of an executor unless required by the

will or by 806 or by this section.

2. A person named as executor or a testamentary guardian or trustee

who is not required by the will to give a bond, shall be entitled to

letters by giving a bond as prescribed by law, although an objection has

been established to the satisfaction of the court that the person is a

non-domiciliary.

3. If after the issuance of letters, a fiduciary not required by will

to give a bond, who is a citizen of the United States, has become a

non-domiciliary, he may be required to give a bond in an amount to be

fixed by the court, upon objection filed and proof taken.

4. No fiduciary shall remove property of the estate without the state

without the prior approval of the court and upon filing a bond if

required by the court.

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