Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Certoma
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided April 19, 2017Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter J. Kelly, S.
By verified petition dated December 18, 2015, Adeline *909Drescher, Carmela Bove, and Frank R. Certoma, children and distributees of the decedent, seek to probate a copy of an executed testamentary instrument dated November 1, 2008 as the last will and testament of Frank Certoma, Jr. The offered instrument provides in pertinent part for the equal distribution of the decedent’s estate between his children, subject “to a life estate in and to premises located at 161-28 99th Street, Howard Beach, New York” in favor of Carmela. The instrument nominates all of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Michigan National Bank-Oakland v. American Centennial InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Collyer v. . CollyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- In re Probate of the Will of FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- In re the Estate of TremainNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- DeSouza v. KhanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015