Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Santos
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided July 3, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael H. Feinberg, S.
In the course of a kinship hearing held to determine whether the petitioner, Manuel Villot, has the right to inherit under EPTL 4-1.2 (a) (2) (C), a motion was made by the attorneys for Ruth Santos, mother of the decedent and grandmother of the decedent’s deceased child, requesting DNA testing. They have represented to the court that there are currently blood samples *973available of the infant decedent in the hospital as he and his mother died as a result of a car accident.
Under the above EPTL provision a nonmarital child is deemed the legitimate child…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Andon v. 302-304 Mott Street AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. CastroNew York Supreme Court · 1989
- In re the Estate of JanisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- In re the Estate of BonannoNew York Surrogate's Court · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re Estate of PoldrugovazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- In re MorningstarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- In re the Estate of WilliamsNew York Surrogate's Court · 2009