N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 13-4.11

§ 13-4.11 Rules of construction\n (a) This part shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its\nunderlying purposes and policy and to make uniform the laws with respect\nto the subject of this part among states enacting it.\n (b) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this part, the\nprinciples of law and equity supplement its provisions.\n