Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hoagland
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 7, 1969PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
William J. Regam, S.
In this judicial settlement proceeding the court has been asked to determine the manner of computation and the effect of the exercise by Theresa Abel, mother of the decedent, of her rights under BPTL 5-3.3. This section reads in part: ‘ ‘ Limitations on testamentary dispositions for charitable and other purposes, (a) A person may make a testamentary disposition of his entire estate to any person for a benevolent, charitable, educational, literary, scientific, religious or missionary purpose, provided that if any such disposition is contested by the testator’s surviving…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In re Brooklyn Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- In re the Will of PlasterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- In re the Estate of PlasterNew York Surrogate's Court · 1942
- In Re the Will of PlasterNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of WilleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1976