This case is being heard in the Surrogate’s Court of Kings County. The case before the court is a proceeding to probate a copy of a testamentary instrument as a lost will. The petitioners have moved to withdraw their petition and have letters of administration issued instead. Case Background The…
This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court, Special Term, in Queens County Part I. The case before the court is a motion made by the defendant for an order to dismiss the complaint and each of the causes of action against them on the ground that the…
This is a matter dealing with a last will and testament. The case is being heard in the Surrogate’s Court of Queens County. The decedent passed away on the 17th of March, 1956. The decedent was survived by four adult children. A copy of a will was found among her…
The case is being heard in the Surrogates Court of New York County. The motion before the court is made on behalf of the widow and minor child of the testator to dismiss the petition for probate in the interest of justice on the ground that a French forum would…
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…
This is a matter dealing with the probate of an estate. The case is being heard in the Second Department, Appellate Division, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The petitioner is appealing an order that was made in the Surrogates Court of Queens County. The order…
This is a petition for probate of the will of the decedent. The decedent died as a resident of Richmond County on the 19th of September, 1901 and left a last will and testament that was admitted to the courts on the 10th of October, 1902. Background The petition for…
This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of Nassau County. The action before the court is a case of accounting in regard to an estate. The decedent passed away on the 20th of September, 2000. A New York Probate Lawyer said at the time of her death she…
This is a case being heard in the Supreme Court of Queens County. The defendants in this case have moved for an order to vacate their default and to grant them leave to serve an answer in regard to the matter. Case Background A New York Probate Lawyer said the…
The plaintiffs have started this action seeking a declaration that they are the rightful owners of a premise. They further seek a declaration that they gained the title of the premise by an adverse possession and they permanently enjoin the defendant from evicting them from the premises. A temporary restraining…