# N.Y. SCP Law § 1002: Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of an administrator 1

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. SCP Law § 1002
- **Heading:** Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of an administrator 1
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act SCP / Article 10 / Section 1002

## Text

§ 1002. Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of an\n administrator\n 1. Any person interested in the estate of an intestate or of a person\nalleged to be deceased or any person to whose appointment as\nadministrator all distributees consent pursuant to 1001 or a public\nadministrator, the chief fiscal officer of the county, creditor or a\nperson interested in an action brought or about to be brought in which\nthe intestate or the person alleged to be deceased, if living, would be\na proper party may present a petition to the court having jurisdiction\npraying for a decree granting letters of administration to him or to\nanother person upon the estate of the intestate or the person alleged to\nbe deceased.\n 2. The petition must allege the citizenship of the petitioner and the\ndecedent or person alleged to be deceased, that the decedent or person\nalleged to be deceased left no will, or that the case is within 1001,\nsubdivision 9 and must state whether or not the intestate or person\nalleged to be deceased left any\n (a) personal property and its estimated value and\n (b) real property, whether it is improved or unimproved, a brief\ndescription thereof, the estimated value of the real property and\nimprovements, if any, and the estimated gross rents for the period of 18\nmonths.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. SCP Law § 1001 Order of priority for granting letters of administration 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASCP_A10_S1001.md)
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- [N.Y. SCP Law § 1004 Proceedings upon return of process; decree 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASCP_A10_S1004.md)
- [N.Y. SCP Law § 1005 Notice of application for letters of administration 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ASCP_A10_S1005.md)
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