Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Avery
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 27, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Raymond E. Cornelius, J.
This proceeding presents numerous, interesting issues, some of which are unique, and all of which arise as the result of an application to distribute the proceeds of a settlement for wrongful death of the decedent, Donna M. Avery. More specifically, these issues involve questions *819concerning whether a child, who is in the physical custody of a former spouse by a previous marriage, suffers a pecuniary loss because of the wrongful death, whether the current spouse, who is also the petitioner and named administrator, should be disqualified because of a…
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