Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Flemm
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 3, 1975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan R. Sobel, S.
At issue in this proceeding is the right of an illegitimate child to inherit from his putative father.
The father’s will has been offered for probate. It makes no disposition or even mention of the illegitimate child. Apart from a disposition to a charitable foundation, the entire residue is divided equally between testator’s two legitimate children.
Issue is joined by the motion of the preliminary executors to strike a notice of appearance filed by the illegitimate in the probate proceeding.
For the purpose of this motion and based on the underlying support, it will be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gomez v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jimenez v. WeinbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lalli v. LalliSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Fuss v. Fuss (No. 1)Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Everage v. GibsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- In re the Accounting of the Bank of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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