A New York Probate Lawyer said that, a motion and cross motion places in issue the rights of persons interested in this estate to obtain discovery from the preliminary executor pursuant to subdivision 4 of SCPA 1412. In 1963, based upon the recommendation of the Bennett Commission, the Legislature created…
A petition for probate of the decedent’s will has been filed with the Probate Department of the New York Court. The petitioner is the nominated coexecutor and son of the decedent. A New York Probate Lawyer said that the petitioner has requested that the court dispense with the service of…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that, this is an application by the preliminary executors in a probate proceeding to dismiss a claim asserted against the estate. This claim to one-half of the estate was made by the claimant simultaneously with his opposition to a decree approving a compromise agreement…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that on 11 April 2007, the decedent died leaving a will dated 7 August 1997. She was survived by her two sons, A and B, and a granddaughter, CC, issue of a predeceased daughter, C. Under the decedent’s will, her estate was to be…
The plaintiffs own 1 of 20 lots comprising a subdivision known as Estates at Brookview. As such, the plaintiffs are members of the Estates at Brookview Homeowner’s Association (hereinafter the Association) and subject to its bylaws and “Declaration of Restrictions, Covenants, and Easements” (hereinafter the Declaration). In the fall of…
A California court has decided belief in a marriage can, in fact, make it legal when a man marries another woman before his divorce is final. A state appeals court reinstated the lawsuit of a woman over the death of a man she may or may not have been married…
According to one NY Probate Lawyer, this is the year to give. Thanks to sweeping changes in the laws governing the estate tax by President Obama late in 2010, making a lifetime gift is now easier than ever. Lifetime gifts have long been the preferred method for transferring wealth from…
August 13, 1970, Julia Eckhart died leaving two children, Charlotte Eckart and Frank Darmody. In her will that was dated August 4, 1966, she left each of them the sum of $50 and the rest to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. The will was admitted to probate…