Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Nevai

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 11, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*562In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA article 16 to admit the will of Clara Nevai to original probate, the petitioner, Anna M. Somogyi, appeals from an amended order of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Scarpino, S.), dated February 8, 2005, which denied the petition and, in effect, dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the amended order is affirmed, with costs.

It is within the discretion of the Surrogate to determine whether to admit to original probate in New York the will of a nondomiciliary (see SCPA 1605 [1]; Matter of Heller-Baghero, 26 NY2d 337, 341-343 [1970]; Matter of Nelson,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re the Probate of the Will of Heller-BagheroNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. In re the Estate of NevaiNew York Surrogate's Court · 2005
  3. In re the Estate of NelsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of BaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. In re FortiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. In re FortiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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