Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Cooper
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided December 19, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Vincent Pizzuto, J.
May a survivor of a homosexual relationship, alleged to be a “spousal relationship”, claim spousal rights against decedent’s *283will, pursuant to or similar to those granted to a "surviving spouse” by EPTL 5-1.1?
The answer is: "No.”
Mr. Ernest Chin seeks a judgment declaring him to have the rights of a surviving spouse in the event that a hearing in this matter would establish that he and the decedent, Mr. Cooper, maintained a "spousal relationship.”
Mr. Chin alleges that from approximately the middle of 1984 until the decedent’s death, on February 19, 1988,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hicks v. MirandaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Braschi v. Stahl Associates Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Baker v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Hernandez v. RoblesNew York Supreme Court · 2005
- Raum v. Restaurant Associates, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Donaldson v. StateMontana Supreme Court · 2012
- Donaldson v. State of MontanaMontana Supreme Court · 2012