S 2532 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Eliminates certain will filing fees

This bill eliminates a $45 fee for filing wills with surrogate courts for safekeeping. It directly affects individuals who use court systems to securely store their wills without probate. The key change removes the fee requirement from court procedures, making it free to file wills for safekeeping (previously, courts could waive the fee but it still existed). The bill modifies court fee schedules to delete this specific charge, effective 90 days after enactment.
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Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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