In 1935, a trust fund was created by a mother in favour of her son which provides among others that in the event of the death of her son, the trust shall be divided in 6 equal parts and one of which shall be held in trust for her grandson.…
The petitioner is the surviving spouse of the deceased who died a resident in the State of Florida. The deceased man’s Last Will and Testament was executed in the State of Florida and admitted for validation by the Circuit Court of the County of Lee, State of Florida. The will…
A decedent, who is a resident of Texas and domiciled at Mexico, has possessions in Cayman Islands. A New York Probate Lawyer said the decedent, while living in New York in 1988, opened an investment account in London. During his lifetime, he deposited over $1,300,000 through a New York bank…
A man had separated from his wife and died on November 19, 1983 in Pennsylvania where he was admittedly residing. He was survived by his wife and two adult sons. On December 5, 1983, a petition for probate of the deceased man’s last will and its supplement was filed by…
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…
In paragraph third of a will, a deceased woman made twenty-seven gifts to individuals and charitable institutions thereto. Each of the endowments was described as consisting of a fixed percentage of her property. The parties are in dispute as to whether the language of gift requires that the legacies be…
The testator died in November 15, 1955. After almost two and a half years , a Petition for Probate of Will dated November 12, 1955, which was allegedly destroyed after the death of the former, was filed on April 23, 1958. The petition alleged that the testator is a resident…
This is a case involving the estate of a decedent who was a national of British Honduras and left properties located in New York and other countries. The decedent left no legitimate heirs and part of the properties he left involved certificates of stocks from 50 corporations and other banks…
This is a decision of the Supreme Court deciding jointly five cases where despite the existence of will that can be admitted into probate, the parties who could be beneficiaries under these wills decided to ask instead for letters of administration. The surrogate courts, in its discretion, thinking it wiser…
On December 1, 1988, a resident of Fulton County, 82 years of age (referred to as the “decedent”), died in Spartansburg, South Carolina. He was survived by a brother who is the only distribute. At exactly two weeks before the decedent’s death, he executed a last Will and Testament (referred…