In re the Estate of Arpels

—Order, Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Renee R. Roth, S.), entered September 25, 1991, which denied petitioners’ application for a decree of default precluding respondents from filing objections to the will and codicils thereto, of decedent Claude Arpels, on the ground that the time for filing such objections had expired, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

SCPA 1410 and Uniform Rules for Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) § 207.36 require that, if an examination of attesting witnesses is requested pursuant to SCPA 1404, objections thereto must be filed within ten days after the return date, here…