New York timeline
New York probate timeline: when creditor claims close
The statute states no universal waiting period for this route. Source: N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1304.
Creditor-claim deadline in a full New York administration, counted from the representative's appointment: 7 months from the date of issue of letters (SCPA § 1802). Source: N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1802. The clock running from the date of death is set out below.
The creditor deadline is when claims not yet presented are barred. No overall duration is published here: court scheduling, accountings and disputes add time these clocks do not measure.
Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .
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The statute for this route states no universal waiting period. That is recorded as “none stated” rather than as zero days, because a statute’s silence is not the same as a stated permission to proceed immediately. Other conditions in the same section still apply.
Creditor deadlines
- From appointment of the representative
- 7 months from the date of issue of letters (SCPA § 1802)
- Outer limit, running from death
- SCPA § 1802 protects the fiduciary from liability for distributions made before a late claim is presented
How these combine. SCPA § 1802 bars claims not presented within 7 months from the date letters are first issued, but this is a calendar-month period running from appointment (not a fixed day count), and it interacts with the fiduciary's separate publication/notice practice; a single day number would mislead.
Source: N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 1802, N.Y. SCPA § 1802 - Effect of failure to present claim(New York State Senate (Open Legislation); Viewing most recent revision (from 2019-11-22)).
The section’s own words
If any claim is not presented within 7 months from the date of issue of letters,
General sequence: first week, how long probate takes.
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