Legal Opinion
In re Estate of Zupa
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 1, 2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Erie County (Barbara Howe, S.), entered December 29, 2006. The order determined that decedent’s annuities were testamentary substitutes to be taken into account in calculating petitioner’s elective share.
*1037It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: By her application pursuant to SCPA 1421, petitioner sought a decree determining the validity and value of her right of election against her husband’s estate. Contrary to respondent’s contention, Surrogate’s Court properly determined that the…
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- New York State Ass'n of Life Underwriters, Inc. v. New York State Banking DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re the Estate of BoydNew York Surrogate's Court · 1994
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