Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Harris
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 7, 1979PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bertram R. Gelfand, S.
Petitioner upon this application for letters of administration is the guardian of the property of an infant who is the out-of-wedlock son of petitioner and decedent. Process has been served upon the father of the decedent and he has defaulted. The question presented is whether under the facts here present, petitioner’s ward has the status of a distributee of decedent’s estate so as to confer upon petitioner her right as his guardian to letters of administration.
The infant was born June 13, 1963. At that time his parents were living together. It…
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