Article 2. JURISDICTION AND POWERS  


Section 201. General jurisdiction of the surrogate's court 1
Section 202. Enumerated proceedings not exclusive The proceedings enumerated in this act shall not be deemed exclusive and the court is empowered in any proceeding, whether or not specifically provided for, to exercise any of the jurisdiction granted to it by this act or other provisions of law, notwithstanding that the jurisdiction sought to be exercised in the proceeding is or may be exercised in or incidental to a different proceeding
Section 203. Jurisdiction of parties and subject matter The court obtains jurisdiction in every case to make a decree or other determination by the existence of the jurisdictional facts prescribed by statute
Section 204. Presumption of jurisdiction Where the jurisdiction of the court to make a decree or other determination is drawn in question collaterally, the jurisdiction is presumptively and in the absence of fraud or collusion, conclusively established by an allegation of the jurisdictional facts contained in a verified pleading
Section 205. Domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue 1
Section 206. Non-domiciliaries; jurisdiction and venue 1
Section 207. Lifetime trusts; jurisdiction and venue 1
Section 208. Jurisdiction; how affected by locality of certain assets For the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon the court: 1
Section 209. Powers incidental to jurisdiction of the court The court has power: 1
Section 210. Jurisdictional predicate 1
Section 211. When jurisdiction in personam obtained The court may exercise personal jurisdiction over any person as to any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the court, if, on analogous facts in an action in the supreme court, such person would be subject to the personal jurisdiction of that court
Section 212. Service of process All processes of the court may be served and executed in any part of the state and without the state when authorized by law