MORRIS SURROGATE DELIVERS e PROBATE OVERVIEW FOR
MORRIS COUNTY ATTORNEY’S

May 21, 2021

Morristown, NJ – Surrogate Heather Darling delivered a webinar covering the first round of
enhancements to her e Probate on-line process. The one hour webinar was designed
specifically for the attorney’s that work with probate and administration of estates in Morris
County. Since its roll-out in November of 2020, significant improvements have been integrated
with e Probate to enhance the client experience, making it more efficient and convenient to
complete the probate and administration process for an estate on-line.

The Surrogate’s office has processed over 700 e Probate cases since its introduction in
November of 2020, in addition to in-person appointments and mail processing. The details of
the current e Probate application were discussed and Surrogate Darling had an exchange of ideas
with the many participating attorney’s regarding their experience and future enhancements that
will be forthcoming.

This service was developed out of an idea Surrogate Darling presented when running for the
Office of Surrogate. She said “As an attorney practicing in the Surrogate’s Court, it was
apparent to me that a significant segment of the clients this office serves is subject to mobility
issues of varying degrees.” Darling went on to say, “When I originally forecasted the need, no
one would have foreseen the additional urgent need for this service which was brought on by
COVID.”

A video of the webinar is available on-line at the Surrogate’s website at
www.morrissurrogate.com.
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