In re the Estate of Crick

John D. Bennett, S.

This is a proceeding to determine the effect of a notice of election filed pursuant to section 18 of the Decedent Estate Law.

*1072On December 21, 1921, the decedent married Evelyn Crick in the British West Indies. There are four issues of this marriage.

In 1929 the decedent, leaving his wife and four children in the West Indies, migrated to the United States.

In 1951 he returned to his wife, spending a short time there, and then again left for the United States.

In 1958 the decedent instituted a proceeding under section 7-a of the Domestic Relations Law in the Supreme Court, Nassau…