Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Cohen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 19, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.

Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Schenectady County (Kramer, S.), entered April 11, 2007, which, among other things, determined the amount of counsel fees.

Petitioners, Marilyn Softer and Richard J. Miller, Jr., are decedent’s sister and an attorney, respectively, and coexecutors of decedent’s estate, which had approximately $1.4 million in assets. When, nearly two years after decedent’s death, petition*1081ers applied for judicial settlement of their account as executors, they sought the allowance of one statutory commission in the amount of $43,283.50 for Soffer alone. Since the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. In re the Estate of PassuelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. In re the Estate of McCranorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. In re GuatteryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re CostantinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. In re the Estate of Iris H.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. In re the Estate of BenwareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. In re the Estate of BenwareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. Matter of Ruth A. Timm Irrevocable Trust (Moore--St. Julien)Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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