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Case Involving Testamentary Assets Transferred to Surrogate Court

This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court, Appellant Division, and Third Department. The case before the court is an appeal from an order made in the Supreme Court at Special Term that granted the defendants motion to remove the action to Queens County Surrogates Court. Case Background…

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Court Explains Powers of an Executor

The case is being heard in the Special Term of the Supreme Court located in Queens County part 1. Motions A New York Probate Lawyer said there are several motions made in regard to this matter. The plaintiff is seeking that separate defense be struck out and the counterclaim against…

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Public Administrator Files Petition for the Temporary Letters of Administration

This case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The petitioner and appellant in the case is appealing an order made by the Surrogates Court of Queens County. This order was dated the 17th of April, 2008 and…

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Court Decides a Guardianship Issue

This is a case being heard by the Queens County Surrogate’s Court. The subject of this case involves the guardianship of three children. The mother of the children passed away in October of 1975 and the father died on the 24th of May, 1976. Case History Before the father passed…

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Siblings Fight Over Deceased Parent’s Bank Accounts

This is a case being heard in the First Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court. This issue being appealed in this case is whether the petitioner, who is the son of the decedent and the ancillary executor of the estate, has overcome the presumption that certain joint bank accounts…

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Court Hears Estate Litigation Matter Over Legal Fees

This is a case of appeal being heard in the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and Second Department. This proceeding is to settle the account of a co-executor of an estate. The co-executor and the law firm are appealing an order that was made in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County.…

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Court Hears an Accounting Proceeding

This case deals with the accounting of Ann Feely Schmidt who is the administrator C.T.A. of the estate of Walter Peter Schmidt who is deceased. The case is being heard in the Surrogates Court of Suffolk County. This is an uncontested administratrix’s accounting proceeding. There has been a stipulation submitted…

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Court Dicusses How a Will must be Executed

This is a case being heard in the Surrogates Court of the State of New York in Nassau County. The matter before the court deals with the last will and testament of Robert Cohen, who is deceased. This is a contested probate proceeding. The petitioner, Beatrice Cohen has moved for…

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Court Hears Four Guardianship Proceedings

This case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The case involves the respondent, Alice A. Amrhein and the appellant Ernest L. Signorelli. In this case the Commissioner of Social Services of the County of Suffolk is challenging…

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