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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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Appellant Seeks to Enforce a Stipulation of Settlement

This is a case being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The matter before the court is a contested probate proceeding. The executor of the estate is appealing an order that was made in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens…

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Appellants Appeal Facts from a Previous Decree

This is a matter being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Division of the Appellate Court. The issue involves a probate proceeding where the contestants are appealing the facts from a decree made in the Surrogate’s Court of Nassau County. The order in question…

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Court Decides Jurisdiction of Will

This is a probate case being held in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County. The testatrix in the matter died a resident of Connecticut. She left both tangible and intangible personal property in Queens County. Her will states that her entire estate is to be divided equally between her two…

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Court Decides Disposition of Real Property

In a discovery hearing held before the Surrogate’s Court of the City of New York located in Nassau County the estate is seeking to establish the existence of a leasehold interest in commercial real property and to enforce its provisions. A New York Probate Lawyer said the petitioner has submitted…

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Petitioner Challenged Bequest of Retirement Account

This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, and Second Department. A New York Probate Lawyer said this is an appeal made by the petitioners of the matter. The petitioners are appealing an order that was made in the Surrogates Court…

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Executor Petitions for Judicial Settlement

This is a case being heard in the Second Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division. The case is a probate proceeding where the executor of the estate petitioned for judicial settlement of the decedent’s estate. A New York Probate Lawyer said the…

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