In re the Estate of Magliaro

John D. Bennett, S.

In this proceeding for the sale of real property, the parties have agreed to submit for determination the claim of the Department of Public Welfare for assistance granted to the grandchildren of the decedent in the amount of $7,917.21. Although the proof of claim in the annexed statement of assistance granted states the recipient to be the daughter of the decedent, the type of assistance is actually aid to such daughter’s children, the grandchildren of the decedent.

The administrator’s position that the claim is allowable only to the extent of the distributive share of the…