Section 408. Disclosure

Leave  of court shall be required for disclosure
  except for a notice under section 3123. A notice under section 3123  may
  be  served  at any time not later than three days before the petition is
  noticed to be heard and the  statement  denying  or  setting  forth  the
  reasons  for failing to admit or deny shall be served not later than one
  day before the petition is noticed to be heard, unless the court  orders
  otherwise  on  motion  made  without notice.   This section shall not be
  applicable to proceedings in a surrogate's  court,  nor  to  proceedings
  relating  to  express trusts pursuant to article 77, both of which shall
  be governed by article 31.