Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Riefberg
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 31, 1980PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard C. Delin, S.
This proceeding to determine the validity of a right of election (EPTL 5-1.1) presents the recurring life situation of a decedent seeking to benefit his first wife and/or children of a prior marriage to the exclusion of his second wife following the disintegration of that marriage.
This is the third in a trilogy of decisions in this proceeding. The first (Matter of Riefberg, NYLJ, March 28,1979, p 15, col 1) overruled the claim that the second wife’s marriage to the decedent was invalid and the second (dated September 13, 1979) dismissed the claim of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Newman v. DoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In re HalpernNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- In re the Estate of AgioritisNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Estate of HillowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- In re Estate of AgioritisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of RiefbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- In re the Estate of WechslerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996