Relates to persons ineligible to act as a fiduciary

This bill (A 8760) removes the requirement that a person must be able to read and write English to serve as a fiduciary. It amends Section 707 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act by deleting the specific disqualification for "a person unable to read and write the English language" from the list of reasons a court may deem someone ineligible. The change directly affects individuals who previously might have been barred from acting as fiduciaries (such as estate managers or trustees) solely due to English literacy limitations. The bill preserves other disqualifications, like felony convictions involving financial crimes against an estate.