In re the Estate of Prevratil

*140OPINION OF THE COURT

Peters, EJ.

In 2006, decedent executed a will naming one of his two sons, Neil Prevratil, as executor and sole beneficiary of his estate. The major asset of decedent’s estate was a farm which he used as a refuge for rescued horses. In February 2011, after decedent was diagnosed with lung cancer, he contacted an attorney for the purpose of revising his will. As decedent’s medical condition worsened, decedent’s brother, Charles Prevratil, and sister-in-law, Deborha Prevratil, traveled from their home in Florida to New York in April 2011 to care for decedent. On May 24, 2011,…