Legal Opinion
In re Svenningsen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 6, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Austin, J.
These consolidated appeals present a case of first impression regarding the rights and interests of an adopted child in irrevocable trusts and the estate of her first adoptive father, whose surviving spouse surrendered the child for a second adoption to the petitioners nearly eight years after the first adoptive father’s death and nearly seven years after the admission of his will to probate.
In March 1996, the decedent, John Svenningsen (hereinafter the decedent), was diagnosed with cancer while he and his wife, Christine Svenningsen (hereinafter Christine), were…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In re the Accounting of United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
- In re the Estate of WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- In re the Estate of BestNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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