A New York Probate Lawyer said the last will was executed approximately one year prior to the owner’s death at the age of 89. Her successors are her three post-deceased children and her two daughters. But, the probate petition was not filed more than twenty years after the woman’s death.…
A New York Probate Lawyer said this is a Supreme Court partition action commenced by the decedent’s surviving spouse, during the pendency of a probate or will contest proceeding in this court seeking, inter alia, a declaration that the decedent’s interest in certain real property passed to him by operation…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that, petitioner, pro se, in his status as attorney-in-fact for his mother, has instituted a proceeding seeking to compel the production of a will. Petitioner personally has no status in the estate of decedent. Decedent died on May 5, 1984. Based upon a probate…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that in this proceeding, the court is faced with the primary issue of whether or not the respondent may be compelled to produce at her examination before trial petitioner’s own wills and trusts or whether or not the attorney-client privilege or the confidential, ambulatory…
This is a motion after a kinship hearing, holding that the entire distributable estate of a deceased woman should be deposited with one person. The complainant seeks to leave to present additional testimony. A New York Probate Lawyer said the request for the alternative relief of reopening the hearing appears…
A man died and his last will was admitted to probate approximately five months thereafter. A New York Probate Lawyer said the complainant in this matter has a one-quarter remainder interest in the residuary trust established under the man’s last will. One of the paragraphs in the last will is…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that, in this uncontested probate proceeding, the primary issue is whether the “within one thirty day period” for the completion of the will ceremony prescribed by EPTL 3-2.1(a)(4) commences on the date of the signature or the date of the first acknowledgment where the…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that, in this motion for summary judgment, the nominated executor under the propounded instrument dated January 14, 1949 seeks a judgment admitting the will to probate. The New York Province for the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) is the sole beneficiary under the propounded…
This is a probate proceeding which has been pending since January 15, 1973. The decedent died and was survived by a husband who was alleged to be incapacitated and who was named as her executor and sole beneficiary in her will. A New York Probate Lawyer said in connection with…
A New York Probate Lawyer said that, in this uncontested probate proceeding, the petitioner, the decedent’s surviving spouse who is the nominated executor, the sole residuary beneficiary and the trustee of the Article SIXTH trust under the offered instrument. Upon motion of petitioner, this matter was transferred to this court…