New York Laws
EPT - Estates, Powers and Trusts
Article 5 - Family Rights

Part 1 - Rights of Surviving Spouse

5-1.1 - Right of Election by Surviving Spouse - (a) Election by surviving spouse against will executed after August...

5-1.1-A - Right of Election by Surviving Spouse - (a) Where a decedent dies on or after September first,...

5-1.2 - Disqualification as Surviving Spouse - (a) A husband or wife is a surviving spouse within...

5-1.3 - Revocatory Effect of Marriage After Execution of Will - (a) If the testator leaves a will executed prior to...

5-1.4 - Revocatory Effect of Divorce, Annulment or Declaration of Nullity, or Dissolution of Marriage on Disposition, Appointment, Provision, or Nomination Re - (a) Except as provided by the express terms of a...

Part 3 - Rights of Family Unit

5-3.1 - Exemption for Benefit of Family - (a) If a person dies, leaving a surviving spouse or...

5-3.2 - Revocatory Effect of Birth of Child After Execution of Will - (a) Whenever a testator has a child born after the...

5-3.4 - Action in Supreme Court by Child Born After Execution of Will, by Surviving Spouse Upon Revocation of Will by Marriage or by Subscribing Witness With - by surviving spouse upon revocation of will by marriage or...

Part 4 - Rights of Members of Family Resulting From Wrongful Act, Neglect or Default Causing Death of Decedent

5-4.1 - Action by Personal Representative for Wrongful Act, Neglect or Default Causing Death of Decedent - default causing death of decedent 1. The personal representative, duly...

5-4.2 - Trial and Burden of Proof of Contributory Negligence - On the trial of an action accruing before September first,...

5-4.3 - Amount of Recovery - (a) The damages awarded to the plaintiff may be such...

5-4.4 - Distribution of Damages Recovered - (a) The damages, as prescribed by 5-4.3, whether recovered in...

5-4.5 - Non-Marital Children - For the purposes of this part, a non-marital child is...

5-4.6 - Application to Compromise Action - (a) Within sixty days of the application of an administrator...