N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 901: When temporary administration may be granted Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in the best interests of th...

§ 901. When temporary administration may be granted

Temporary administration may be granted if the court finds it is in

the best interests of the estate in the following cases:

1. When for any cause delay occurs in the grant of letters on the

estate of a decedent or a person alleged to be deceased or in the

probate of his or her will.

2. When a person having an interest in property in this state has

disappeared and is absent from his or her place of abode without being

heard of after diligent inquiry. Such person shall be referred to as an

absentee.

3. When a person having an interest in property in this state has been

made a prisoner of war or has been detained or interned by an enemy

country or in an enemy-occupied country or by force, or imprisoned in

this country, a foreign country, whether legal or illegal, and who is

thereby unable to safeguard and care for his property in this state.

Such person shall be referred to as an internee.