Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Fienga
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided August 20, 1973PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nathan It. Sober, S.
A distributee has filed with the administrator a renunciation of his intestate share. As an incident to his account, the administrator requests of the court advice and direction as to the manner of distributing the renounced share among other distributees. The question submitted to the court has been discussed at Surrogates’ conferences and as well by our law assistants. There is wide disagreement. While the precise issue is not one which recurs with any frequency, collateral issues do. And, since the statute permitting renunciation of an intestate share is relatively new,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oliver v. WellsNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Albany Hospital v. . Albany Guardian SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In re the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of WolfeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- In Re the Appraisal Under the Transfer Tax Law of the Estate of WolfeNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of RamsdillNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Welder v. HitchcockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- In Re the Estate of EstesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
- In re the Estate of Chofeng Lin LeeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1992
- Estate of BryantCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- In re Hua WangNew York Surrogate's Court · 2008
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