Decedent’s wife sought a determination she was entitled to an elective share of her husband’s estate. Decedent’s sons took the position that the marriage was the product of undue...
David L Lewis, a former partner in Lewis & Fiore retired from private practice upon being appointed a Judge of the New York State Court of Claims in June. Most...
Bronx Surrogate Nelida Malave-Gonzalez recently granted executors’ SCPA 2103 petition ordering decedent’s wife to vacate a co-op unit. The wife objected, challenging the contract’s validity and arguing she never...
Manhattan Surrogate Nora Anderson was recently faced with a situation where a home health aide was one of the witnesses to a Will and was called upon to give...
Decedent’s niece sought to probate a 2014 instrument, asking the Court to exclude handwritten alterations in to the will. The attorney draftsman’s affidavit stated decedent signed the instrument in her...
