Matter of Dinger

Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Richmond County (Robert J. Gigante, S.), dated January 8, 2015. The decree, upon an order of the same court dated December 2, 2014, directed that letters of administration be issued to the petitioner. The notice of appeal from the order is deemed to be a notice of appeal from the decree (see CPLR 5512 [a]).

Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.

The decedent died on October 12, 2012, survived by one of her daughters, the appellant. In April 2014, the petitioner, who was the son of the decedent’s…