Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Catapano
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 25, 2005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding to revoke letters of administration issued to Joseph Catapano for the estate of Dorothy Catapano, and to be issued letters of administration, Joseph Catapano and Joan Catapano appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Suffolk County (Czygier, S.), dated June 13, 2003, which, after a nonjury trial, granted the petition on the ground that the petitioner demonstrated his status as the decedent’s surviving spouse based on a common-law marriage contracted under Pennsylvania law.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellants personally.
The petitioner…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Staudenmayer v. StaudenmayerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Tornese v. TorneseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re the Estate of LandolfiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
3Cited by5 opinions
- C.M. v. C.C.New York Supreme Court · 2008
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- Baron v. SuissaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Holmes v. Maimonides Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- O'Reilly-Morshead v. O'Reilly-MorsheadNew York Supreme Court · 2015