The deceased man endowed in his will his three surviving brothers, a goddaughter and his same sex partner spouse that he married in Canada. He left the residue of his estate to the respondent, his same-sex partner spouse. The deceased man appointed the respondent spouse as the executor of his…
This is the probate proceeding of a deceased man’s last will and the objection filed by the counsel of the executor of the estate on the request from the court. The counsel of the executor has objected to a request from the court’s accounting department for the payment of an…
A woman died in Florida on January 17, 2985. She had assets in Florida and New York. Her will was drafted and executed in New York under the supervision of her New York lawyer who is also the named executor in her will. He is the one who petitioned the…
A Swiss national died on July 7, 1941. Prior to his death, he executed a will in New York purportedly to cover his personal properties in this State. The will was executed in 1934. When he died in 1941, the personal properties left by the testator were divided among his…
An American citizen who was domiciled in Austria made two wills in 1962 and in 1964. The 1964 will was brought before the Surrogate’s Court in New York for probate by the testator’s lawyer who was also his executor. In this will, the testator revoked all prior wills and he…
An American citizen who was a successful business man in New York got married to a French woman and thereafter bought a home in France where he lived together with his wife and daughter. Every now and then, he comes back to New York to look after some concerns about…
A man appointed his wife and his daughter as executors of his estate. The bank was designated as the successor executor. In a supplement to his will, he removed his wife as executor and named his daughter as the sole executor and appointed the bank as the successor executor. Following…
A validation proceeding for the will of a deceased priest have two questions presented for determination. The matters to be determined are the right of the respondent to attack the jurisdiction of the Court and the finding of the residence of the deceased at the time of his death. The…
A man who was born and raised in Brooklyn died and survived by two grandchildren. For many years, the deceased and his wife lived in Florida where his granddaughter lived. At some point, he and his wife moved to Phoenix, Arizona where his grandson lived. They were living in Phoenix…
An American citizen was domiciled in Switzerland. He died on January 2, 1964. He executed a will in New York on November 6, 1961. In this will, he bequeathed his entire residuary estate to his second wife and directed that his will be submitted for probate in New York and…