Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of D'Angelo
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 17, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lee L. Holzman, S.
Respondent, decedent’s brother, moved for summary judgment dismissing the petition in this proceeding to revoke the letters of administration that had issued to him. Petitioner cross-moved for summary judgment. She contends that she is decedent’s adopted daughter and his sole distributee. Petitioner concedes that, when she was an adult and while decedent was still alive, she was adopted for a second time by her *6mother’s second husband in California. However, she asserts that the California adoption should not affect her status as decedent’s daughter…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Phillips v. Joseph Kantor & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of MorrowNew York Surrogate's Court · 2001
- In re DoeNew York Surrogate's Court · 2005
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