Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Nevai
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 19, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*189OPINION OF THE COURT
Anthony A. Scarping, Jr., S.
The court has been asked to entertain a petition for original probate of a copy of a propounded instrument of a nondomiciliary decedent, pursuant to SCPA 1605. The application is denied, for the reasons set forth infra.
Decedent, a Florida domiciliary since 1974, died in Westchester County in October 2004, at age 89. She was survived by two sons, and no other distributees. Her gross estate is estimated at nearly $38 million, including two New York assets: her interest (100%) in a New York corporation (estimated value of $28 million), and her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Proving the Will of BergdorfNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In re the Estate RenardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1979
- In re the Estate of NelsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984
- In re the Estate of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1981
- In re the Estate of RenardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of NevaiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re the Estate of BaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- In re FortiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- In re FortiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014