Queens Surrogate's Court Cashier

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Clerk's Office, Queens County

Guardianship, Statewide Info

Law Library, Queens County

Office Info

9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

718-298-0500

Fees

Certificates of Appointment - $6.00 each
Certification of File - $6.00 per page

Exemplifications

Email: [email protected]

Authorized Persons

Exemplifications may only be requested by a fiduciary of the estate, the attorney of record (in this court), or an agent of such with written permission signed by the fiduciary and notarized. Please submit exemplification requests by mail or the New York State Courts Electronic Filing system (NYSCEF), with the requisite payment. Include the name of the decedent, the file number for the proceeding, and exactly which documents are being requested.

Jurisdiction

Please notify the Queens County Surrogate’s Court of the state or country, which the exemplified documents will be sent. Note: that for some jurisdictions outside of the United States, an apostille will also be necessary after receiving exemplified documents. The court does not provide apostille services.

Fees

Exemplifications cost $20 plus $6 per page for each document requested. Payment must be submitted with requests in the form of a cashier’s check from a New York bank, an attorney’s check from a New York bank, or a postal money order, and made payable to the Queens County Surrogate's Court. Payments are also accepted via NYSCEF with a Visa or MasterCard credit card. (No personal checks will be accepted) Please see the example below for cost calculations.

Example

Decree, 2 pages, $12
Letter, 1 page, $6
Exemplification Fee, $20
Total: $38

Documents Not Included in Exemplified Packets

You must verify which documents you will need from the proceeding with the court that the documents will be used in. Queens Surrogate’s Court cannot suggest or inform which documents will be needed in any other jurisdiction.

Estate Searches

in person in Record Room - no fee
by mail, search within 25 years - $30.00
by mail, search over 25 years - $90.00

No searches done by telephone.

Mail requests should include name of decedent, date of death (if known), and last known Queens address. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

All payments must be made by cash (in person only), money order, certified check, or New York State attorney’s check.

Record Room Access

The record room is open daily Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The record room closes daily from 12:50 p.m. to 2:00 pm. You may access files from 2014
onward by visiting www.websurrogates.nycourts.gov.

Copies

In person in the record room:
Copies may be made by indicating the name, file number, and quantity of pages to the
record room clerk for a fee of .25 cents per page. All payments must be made in cash.
Via the Indexing Department, NYSCEF, or mail:
If requesting copies through the Indexing Department, NYSCEF, or mail, the copies will be
certified and carry a fee of $6.00 per page.