Legal Opinion

In re Wright

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided June 17, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., S.

*649In this miscellaneous proceeding, petitioner, the mother of Aaliyah Wigfall (decedent) and the administratrix of her estate, seeks the court’s permission to settle and compromise the causes of action arising out of decedent’s death, as well as related relief, including: (i) the court’s approval of her rejection of a Medicaid lien against the settlement proceeds filed by Human Resources Administration — City of New York (HRA); and (ii) pursuant to EPTL 4-1.4, the disqualification of the estate of Keith Wigfall, decedent’s postdeceased biological…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services v. AhlbornSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
In re the Accounting of MusczakNew York Surrogate's Court · 1949
In re the Estate of SchriffrinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
In re the Estate of BaecherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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