Legal Opinion
In re Skolnick
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 24, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
In a probate proceeding in which Stacy Ross petitioned, inter alia, to vacate a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Rockland County (Walsh II, S.), dated September 23, 2008, entered upon her failure to appear or answer, Stacy Ross appeals from (1) an order of the same court dated August 29, 2008, which granted the motion of the proponent Jaclyn Skolnick for leave to serve her by mail pursuant to SCPA 307 (3) (b), (2) the decree dated September 23, 2008, which, upon her default, admitted to probate, without contest, an instrument dated April 10, 2007, *721purported, to be the last will and testament…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- In re AhoNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jones v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- In re E. & H. Goldstein Family TrustAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011