{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1312","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1312","heading":"Construction This article is remedial and shall be given a liberal construction","body":"§ 1312. Construction\n  This article is remedial and shall be given a liberal construction.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 13. Settlement of Small Estates Without Court Administration"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/1312","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"3fe008fa63e43cde331f7dcbc138988191568cde67f99df6fa394c563a371b0d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1311","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}