SCPA 1422 · Article 14. Probate Proceedings; Construction of Wills; Right of Election
Record of wills; evidence
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§ 1422. Record of wills; evidence
A certified copy of the record of the decree admitting a will to probate and of the record of the will so admitted to probate shall be received in evidence in any court in any action or proceeding with the same force and effect as if the original will had been produced and proved in such action or proceeding. The recording of a will in the court shall be evidence that it was duly admitted to probate.
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