Legal Opinion

McInerney v. McInerney

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

Decided December 16, 2010PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County (Lee L. Holzman, S.), entered on or about July 17, 2009, which granted petitioner’s motion for summary judgment dismissing respondent’s objections and admitting the will to probate, directed the issuance of letters testamentary to petitioner and denied respondent’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The determination whether to dismiss objections and admit a will to probate is within the discretion of Surrogate’s Court, and its determination will not be disturbed absent a showing of an abuse of such discretion (see Matter of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Estate of CastiglioneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. In re the Estate of ColverdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Matter of HartofilisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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