Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dominguez
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 11, 1989PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard Bloom, S.
In her petition to compromise a cause of action for wrongful *1011death and to judicially settle her account, the administratrix requests that the court give effect to the decedent’s surviving spouse’s waiver of her share of the wrongful death proceeds that she may otherwise be entitled to under EPTL 5-4.4. Objections to the attempted waiver or renunciation have been filed by the Commissioner of Social Services who intends to submit a claim against the spouse for public assistance in the form of Aid to Dependent Children, rendered to her and her child since…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Albany Hospital v. . Albany Guardian SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In re the Accounting of KaiserNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- Burritt v. . SillimanNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
- Baer v. BroderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- In re the Estate of ScrivaniNew York Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- DeLuca v. GalloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- United States v. ComparatoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- In re the Estate of GatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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