What Are "letters Testamentary" In New York Estate Law?

What are "letters testamentary" in New York estate law?

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY written on keyboard buttonDefinition of LETTERS TESTAMENTARY: (noun) / under New York law, the name of the official document appointing a person named in the will to act as the representative (executor) of an estate where the decedent has died testate (with a will)

Letters Testamentary are issued by the Surrogate’s Court after the appropriate petition is filed and approved.

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