This is a case being heard in the First Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court. This issue being appealed in this case is whether the petitioner, who is the son of the decedent and the ancillary executor of the estate, has overcome the presumption that certain joint bank accounts…
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Defendant Claims Plaintiff has No Legal Capacity to Sue
This case is being heard in the Special Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Queens County. The defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint against them on the ground that the plaintiff has no legal capacity to sue and that the court lacks legal…
Will Submitted to Probate
This matter deals with the last will and testament executed by the testatrix on the 26th of August, 1964. The matter is being handled by the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County. The instrument appears to be natural and leaves her entire estate to her husband. If her husband predeceases her…
Court Hears an Accounting Proceeding
This case deals with the accounting of Ann Feely Schmidt who is the administrator C.T.A. of the estate of Walter Peter Schmidt who is deceased. The case is being heard in the Surrogates Court of Suffolk County. This is an uncontested administratrix’s accounting proceeding. There has been a stipulation submitted…
Court Dicusses How a Will must be Executed
This is a case being heard in the Surrogates Court of the State of New York in Nassau County. The matter before the court deals with the last will and testament of Robert Cohen, who is deceased. This is a contested probate proceeding. The petitioner, Beatrice Cohen has moved for…
Plaintiff Moves for a Preliminary Injunction
This case involves Joanne Cornell May as the plaintiff and Craig May as the defendant. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Suffolk County. This action made by the plaintiff started with the filing of a verified complaint made around the…
Court Discusses Marital Trust Connected with a Will
This matter deals with appointing the trustees of the trust for the benefit of Gertrude Feil under the fifth article of the last will and testament of Louis Feil who is deceased. The Surrogates Court of the State of New York located in Nassau County is overhearing this case. Petitioner’s…
Probate Court Hears Case Filed by Fiduciary
Queens Probate 18 This is an uncontested administratix’s accounting proceeding taking place in the Surrogate’s Court of Suffolk County. A New York Probate Lawyer said a stipulation has been submitted to the court for approval into the provisions of an intermediate accounting decree. Case Background The decedent died on the…
Multiple Parties Seek to be Executor of Estate
This is a matter of probate concerning the will of Evelyn May Hoelzer. The case is being heard in the Surrogate Court of the City of New York in Nassau County. The judge overseeing the hearing is John B. Riordan. Probate Applications This is a pending probate proceeding involving the…
Court Decides Guardian Ad Litem Fee
This is a hearing in the matter of the last will and testament of the deceased Joseph R. Drab. The probate case is being heard in the Surrogates Court of the state of New York in Nassau County. Probate Proceeding The decedent of the case was survived by his spouse,…