Section 101. Short title; how cited This act shall be known as the surrogate's court procedure act and may be cited as "SCPA"

Section 102. Application of CPLR and other laws The CPLR and other laws applicable to practice and procedure apply in the surrogate's court except where other procedure is provided by this act

Section 103. Definitions When used in this act, unless otherwise required by the context, or unless a contrary intent is expressly declared in the provision to be construed, the words, phrases or clauses hereafter shall be construed as follows: 1

Section 104. Application of act; confirmation of previous acts Each provision of this act relating to the jurisdiction of the surrogate's court over lifetime trusts or to take the proof of a will and to grant letters or appoint trustees or regulating the mode of procedure in any manner concerning a lifetime trust or an estate of a decedent applies unless otherwise expressly declared therein, whether the estate, if a lifetime trust, was created, or the will was made or the decedent died before or after this act takes effect

Section 105. §s for surrogates' courts The court in each county may make such rules for the conduct of business in its court as it may deem necessary, not inconsistent with statute, and subject to the rules and orders of the administrative board and appellate division applicable thereto

Section 106. Appendix of official forms The state administrator of the state of New York shall have the power to adopt, amend and rescind an appendix of forms