In re the Estate of Bold

Foley, S.

The question presented for determination here is whether upon the evidence the surrogate shall direct the transmission of the moneys payable to a distributee, or whether they shall be decreed to be paid into court pursuant to the recent amendment made to section 269 of the Surrogate’s Court Act.

The decedent died intestate and his estate was administered by the public administrator. He left a father as his sole next of kin. He resides in Odessa in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, formerly known as Russia. The approximate amount distributable to him is $1,500. He executed a…