Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hofmann
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 2, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eve Preminger, S.
This proceeding is an application to fix attorneys’ fees for the preliminary executors of decedent’s estate. Before the Court are a motion to dismiss the answer of the executors who ultimately qualified as permanent fiduciaries, and a motion to seal the answer and to seal the sealing motion. For the reasons set forth below, all of the motions are denied.
The decedent, Renate Hofmann, was the widow of the internationally renowned abstract artist Hans Hofmann. She suffered from emotional disturbances which led to the appointment in 1981 by the New York County…
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