In re the Estate of Liberman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtRabin, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Surrogate granting the application of the petitioner-respondent pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law, to take an elective share of the estate as widow of the decedent. The will of the decedent created a trust of one third of the residuary estate from which said petitioner was to receive income during her lifetime. Under subdivision 1 of section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law, such testamentary provision, with minor adjustments allowable by section 18 (subd. 1, pars, [f], [h]), precludes any right of election in the surviving spouse.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pierce v. . PierceNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- In re the Estate of WittnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- In Re the Estate of PhillipsNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- In Re the Will of SliterNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- In re the Estate of RichardsNew York Surrogate's Court · 1934
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- Lieberman v. LiebermanNew York Supreme Court · 1992
- In re the Estate of HartNew York Surrogate's Court · 1967
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