2006 New York Code - Surrogate\'s court continued; judges; jurisdiction.

 
    §  12.  a.  The  surrogate's  court is continued in each county in the
  state.  There shall be at least one judge of the  surrogate's  court  in
  each  county  and  such  number  of additional judges of the surrogate's
  court as may be provided by law.
    b. The judges of the surrogate's  court  shall  be  residents  of  the
  county and shall be chosen by the electors of the county.
    c. The terms of the judges of the surrogate's court in the city of New
  York  shall be fourteen years, and in other counties ten years, from and
  including the first day of January next after their election.
    d. The surrogate's court shall have jurisdiction over all actions  and
  proceedings  relating  to  the  affairs  of decedents, probate of wills,
  administration of estates and actions and proceedings arising thereunder
  or pertaining thereto, guardianship of the property of minors, and  such
  other  actions and proceedings, not within the exclusive jurisdiction of
  the supreme court, as may be provided by law.
    e. The surrogate's court shall exercise such  equity  jurisdiction  as
  may be provided by law.
    f.  The provisions of this section shall in no way limit or impair the
  jurisdiction of the supreme court as set forth in section seven of  this
  article.