Letter Instruction Sample With Attachment In Middlesex
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If you need additional help or documents from the Surrogate's Office, such as a Surrogate Certificate (a document confirming that the will has been probated, and an Executor/Administrator has been appointed), please call us at 973-285-6500.
A Short Certificate is the document issued by the Surrogate. The executor will use the Short Certificate as proof of their authority to transfer or sell the decedent's assets. A Short Certificate is needed for the transfer or sale of any asset that is solely in the decedent's name.
By visiting our office or submitting a written request. Include a check for $5 for each certificate you need, made payable to the Monmouth County Surrogate. Provide a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return mailing.
A surrogate is a Constitutional Officer who is elected every five years. The Surrogate serves as Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Probate Part, and Chancery Division Family Part for adoptions, as well as Judge of the Surrogate's Court.
The Surrogate's Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. The Surrogate, a Judge of this Court by New Jersey Constitution, is the person who passes on the validity of a Will, gives the executor proof of authority to administer the estate and sees to it that the executor handles the estate properly.
The Surrogate, a Judge of this Court by New Jersey Constitution, is the person who passes on the validity of a Will, gives the executor proof of authority to administer the estate and sees to it that the executor handles the estate properly.
