Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Friedman
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 30, 1984PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bertram R. Gelfand, J.
Petitioner, pro se, in his status as attorney in fact for his mother, has instituted a proceeding seeking to compel the production of a will. Petitioner personally has no status in the estate of decedent.
Decedent died on May 5, 1984. Based upon a probate petition filed on July 2, 1984, an instrument dated March 27, 1982 was duly admitted to probate by the entry of a decree dated July 13, 1984. Petitioner’s principal is decedent’s sister. She was not his distributee inasmuch as the decedent was survived by two grandchildren. Under the instrument…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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