A man filed a motion to withdraw a waiver and consent he did for the legal validation of his cousins will. And, this motion is opposed by the primary representative of the estate and the four charities who are the beneficiaries under certain instruction. This happened five months after the…
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Court Decides Real Property Dispute
In this case, Roxrun Estates, Inc. et al, are the respondents-appellants, and the Roxbury Run Village Association, Inc et al., is the other appellant-respondent and defendants. Background A New York Probate Lawyer said in 1972, Roxbury Run Corporation proposed to build a 500-unit townhouse development in Delaware County. A declaration…
Court Hears Real Property Case
In this case, the Bay Street Landing Home Owners Association is the Plaintiff, while the defendants include PDR Bay Street/St. George, LLC, Philip Ressa and Estates at Bay Street Landing, LLC. History A New York Probate Lawyer asked the plaintiff asked for a summary judgement for $300000 and interest. The…
Defendant Requests More Time for Appeal
This case involved Plaro Estates, Inc. as the appellant. The Assessor, et al. and the Town of Clarkstown were respondents, while the Clarkstown Central School District #1 was the nonparty-respondent. History Under the terms of 22 NYCRR 670.8(d)(2), the appellant made a request to gain more time for an appeal.…
Court Discusses Estate Taxes
This case involves the estate of Mr. Frank Wolf. The petitioner is the administrator of the estate, Betsy Wolf. Ethel Wolf is the respondent. The Estate A New York Probate Lawyer said the case involves the will of Mr. Wolf. Most of his property was left to his mother, while…
Court Orders Consolidation of Cases
In this case, Homewood Garden Estates, LLC is the respondent, while Dena Kirby is the Appellant. The Case In this case, the appellant moved to have other appeals consolidated. The two appeals in question were both logged in the Civil Court of the City of New York in Kings County.…
Court Decides Validity of German vs. U.S. Will
In 1924, a woman died a resident of New York County leaving a will which was validated in New York County. In her will, she created a trust, the income of which was to go to her brother for life, the remainder to his next of kin, subject, however, to…
Court Rules on Validity of Multiple Wills
A woman has petitioned the court to vacate the probate of a will of a deceased person whom she is not related to and to permit her to file objections to the validation. The deceased man’s will was admitted to validation by the court and the estate was distributed in…
Court Determines Which Will to Submit to Probate
The guardian of the decedent’s estate has filed for a petition and requested the court to allow the probate of the alleged will. The petition also contained that a fee should be established by the court. The testator of the will and testament has passed away. He left his wife…
Was Fraud Involved in Will Execution?
In 1958, a woman from Salamanca, New York died and left her surviving two sons and daughter, all of full age, and several grandchildren. A document purporting to be the last will and testament of the deceased, with a petition for validation was duly filed with the court. The will…