The testator before his death had written a will. He freely gave all his estate to his living heirs except for his erring daughter. Upon his death, his living wife who then was suffering from a disease brought the will and testament to an estate administration court. Her cousin and…
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Court Discusses No Contest Clauses in Wills
A will executor petitioned in Court to probate the will and the recovery of property alleged asset of the estate. The examinations of the attorney-draftsman, the nominated executor and the attesting witnesses have been completed. Respondents are children of the deceased and grandchildren from a predeceased son. In support of…
Court Decides Will and Trust Dispute
A resident of Connecticut died in 1936. He left a will duly admitted for validation in the State of Connecticut. He created a testamentary trust providing payment of the one third of the income to a life beneficiary, his nephew. The nephew bearing the same name as his uncle is…
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According to reports from a surrogate’s court, a decedent was survived by his wife, and two children from a previous marriage. In his last will and testament, he had chosen his wife to act as estate administrator. Upon his death, the will was submitted to probate court. The court named…
Court Decides Extensive Will Dispute
This issue was brought to the court to extend the time to file objections in validation of the will and a motion for construction of the provision. This is concerning the legal proving of the will of a woman who died, leaving a taxable estate of almost two million dollars.…
Court Rules on Validity of Will
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 testament. According to the last will and testament of the decedent, the remaining estate will…
Beneficiaries Claim Estate Administrator is Dishonest
According to reports from a surrogate’s court, a decedent was survived by his wife, and two children from a previous marriage. In his last will and testament, he had chosen his wife to act as estate administrator. Upon his death, the will was submitted to probate court. The court named…
Court Rules on Allegations of Undue Influence
The petitioners in this case have filed a motion for summary judgment which will dismiss the public administrator’s objections. The petitioners are also seeking the admission of the testator’s will for probate. Before the death of the testator, he had been living in a facility for the elderly for many…
Court Rules on Bank Fraud Allegations
A man who died in New York City was survived by two brothers. One lived in Endicott and the youngest in Pennsylvania who drove to Endicott and arrived in the evening to attend his brother’s funeral the following day. A New York Probate Lawyer said that prior to the funeral,…
Court Rules on Probate Issue
The appellants of a probate case have filed for an objection against the original ruling of probate by the court. The court did not accept the objections of the appellants. According to the objections of the appellants, they asserted that the surrogate court should have used its authority to decide…