Cattaraugus County Surrogate’s Court
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON CATTARAUGUS’S SURROGATE’S COURT
The Surrogate’s Court hears cases relating to individuals who have passed away, including disagreements about wills and the proper way to manage or divide the estate (total assets and liabilities). Surrogate’s courts are also authorized to handle adoptions.
Hours of Operation
9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday
The courts are closed on all state holidays.
Phone:
Fax:
Legal Situations Handled
- Surrogate’s Court
- Accounting – Surrogate’s
- Administration – Surrogate’s
- Adoption – Surrogate’s
- Guardianship – Surrogate’s
- Miscellaneous – Surrogate’s
- Parentage – Surrogate’s
- Probate
- Wrongful Death
- Small Estate
- Wills, Estates, & Hdlg. Property of One Who Died
- Affirmation
- Guardianship
Administration
County, Family, & Surrogate Court Judge
Hon. Ronald D. Ploetz
Phone: 716-379-6643
County, Family, & Surrogate Court Judge
Hon. Moses M. Howden
Phone: 716-379-6614
Surrogate’s Court Chief Clerk
Judith Zlockie
Phone: 716-379-6638
jzlockie@nycourts.gov
Robert Friedman
NY Probate Attorney
 For further New York estates and probate information and updates:
- 15 Ways to Avoid Probate
- Executor’s Legal Survival GuideÂ
- New York Probate GuideÂ
- Subscribe to the Legal Survival Channel: Today’s Legal News You Can Use
- Surrogate Court Forms
- Online Will Intake Form
- What Are the Duties of the NY Public Administrators?
- Out-of-State NY Executors
- DIY New York Probate and Estate Administration Without a Lawyer.