This case involves the settlement of the estate of a French born individual who acquired American citizenship at the age of 51 and died at the age of 79 in his domicile which was in Switzerland. He was survived by his wife a French national, and an acknowledged illegitimate son…
A notary public whose duty is to administer oaths regarding the execution of public documents took a piece of ordinary notebook paper and folded it so that it made four pages. On this sheet of folded notebook paper, the notary public wrote in his own handwriting his last will and…
A postal worker had written and signed his will and testament. Two competent witnesses attested the document. He named his niece by marriage the only heir of his estate. The will was brought to an estate litigation court for probate. One of his relatives by blood objected the will on…
The deceased was a French national who became a citizen of the United States. She stayed in New York for thirty years. Brooklyn Probate Lawyers said that during such time, she was employed as a secretary in a law firm. She returned to France as indicated in her residence card.…
The testator before his death had written a will. He freely gave all his estate to his living heirs except for his erring daughter. Upon his death, his living wife who then was suffering from a disease brought the will and testament to an estate administration court. Her cousin and…
A resident of Connecticut died in 1936. He left a will duly admitted for validation in the State of Connecticut. He created a testamentary trust providing payment of the one third of the income to a life beneficiary, his nephew. The nephew bearing the same name as his uncle is…
A woman died and signed a will two days prior to her death. The will state that she left her entire estate to one man. But, she did have another will dated many years prior to her death. It states that she left her assets to her brother and sister,…
This issue was brought to the court to extend the time to file objections in validation of the will and a motion for construction of the provision. This is concerning the legal proving of the will of a woman who died, leaving a taxable estate of almost two million dollars.…
The petitioners of this probate case wanted to withdraw their petition and requested the court to issue letters of administration. The petitioners wanted to abandon their action placing on probate the alleged copy of the testament. According to the last will and testament of the decedent, the remaining estate will…
The petitioners in this case have filed a motion for summary judgment which will dismiss the public administrator’s objections. The petitioners are also seeking the admission of the testator’s will for probate. Before the death of the testator, he had been living in a facility for the elderly for many…