Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Rosenak
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 5, 2000PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael H. Feinberg, S.
This uncontested probate proceeding raises a number of novel issues. On April 7, 1997, the decedent, a domiciliary of Brooklyn, executed two wills while in Israel. Both wills were drawn in Israel and appear to be mirror images of each other. The first will was in Hebrew (the Hebrew will) and the later will in English (the English will). The Hebrew will has been probated in Israel. Proponents seek original probate of the English will in New York.* They also seek a construction of the wills, contending that certain language appearing in the Hebrew…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re Proving the Last Will & Testament of KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- In re the Estate of WeinstockNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Crossman v. . CrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- In Re the Probate of the Will of StaigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- In Re the Will of GiffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of CarmodyNew York Surrogate's Court · 2006
- Matter of AssimakopoulosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018