In re Geller

Peter P. Smith,

Official Eeferee. A paternal uncle seeks reimbursement from his infant nephew’s estate for burial expenses of the infant’s father. The father died without an estate and his sole survivor was his son, now fifteen years old. Insurance policies, benefits and other assets arising from the father’s death were paid solely to the son’s estate, which approximates $3,600. Prom no other source was the son’s estate created.

A proceeding to compel a guardian to pay for the maintenance and support of an infant is maintainable (Matter of Rivera, 175 Misc. 1039; Matter of Smith, N. Y. L. J.,…