Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Huyot
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 2, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
William B. Braatz, S.
By petition filed April 8, 1994, Bonnie H. Renoir, the *806petitioner herein, makes application to elect against the will of the above-named decedent as a surviving spouse, based upon her alleged common-law marriage to the decedent in Paris, France. In a decision entered October 24, 1994 this court stated that the threshold issue of petitioner’s standing to elect against the will as a surviving spouse based upon an alleged common-law marriage to the decedent needed determination. Counsel were directed to submit pretrial memoranda of law addressed to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Zschernig v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Claim of Mott v. Duncan Petroleum Trans.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In Re the Estate of WattsNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- In Re Estate of BenjaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Cross v. CrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
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