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Court Discusses Anticipatory Subrogation

Estates 7 The Hudson Insurance Company is the plaintiff and AK Construction Co. LLC., Panasia Estates INC., and Hement Mehta are the defendants. The Case A New York Probate Lawyer said that in this action, the plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment related to property damage, while the defendants move…

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Court Decides Jurisdiction between French and American Wills

A son from California filed for an order dismissing the pending proceeding to probate his mother’s New York Will that raises an interesting question of jurisdiction. The son argues the jurisdiction of the court to prove the validity of the Will of a non-residence which requests New York to prove…

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Court Decides Will Contest

The petitioners of this probate case wanted to withdraw their petition and requested the court to issue letters of administration. The petitioners wanted to abandon their action placing on probate the alleged copy of the last will and testament. According to the last will and testament of the decedent, the…

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Widow Thinks Estate Taxes Should Not be Taken Out

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 The case involves the will of Mr. Wolf. Most of his property was left to his mother, while nothing appeared allocated for his wife.…

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Petitioner Files Will Contest Due to Competency of Testator

Relative to the petition for probate, the guardian ad litem for the decedent crafted and negotiated the stipulation of settlement of estate was filed before the court for review. The factual circumstances of the case rooted from the time the decedent, a resident of New Hyde Park, Nassau County died…

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Court Decides if an Executor has the Right to Request a Discovery Proceeding Regarding Property

The issues being raised in this estate case have two aspects. One issue talks about the objection of probate on the last will and testament of the deceased. Another issue raised on the case was whether the main executor of the will had the right to request for discovery proceeding…

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Court Decides of the Dept. of Social Services can Make a Claim on Estate

In a probate proceeding, the issue presented in court by the executrix is the validity of the full amount claim against the estate by the Nassau County Department of Social Services (DSS) granted by the probate court only up to the amount that would prejudice a specific bequest in favour…

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Will Contest Action Filed regarding Lawyer’s Will

On 10 May 1977, a decedent who is an attorney died. On 27 June 1977, letters of administration (estate administration) were issued to the Public Administrator, County of Nassau. He received the keys to the decedent’s residence from a Nassau County police detective on 11 May 1977 and made a…

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Court Hears Will Contest Over Real Property Dispute

A decedent died on 26 February 2009 and was survived by his two children. On 3 August 2009, the decedent’s last will and testament dated 9 February 2009 was admitted to probate (estate litigation, estate administration or will contest) and letters testamentary were issued. The will provided, among other things,…

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