In re the Estate of Elder

Ernest L. Signorelli, S.

The within proceeding involves a question of conflict of laws and whether a judgment of a court of record in the State of New York, i.e., the Surrogate’s Court of Suffolk County, is deserving of the entitlement of full faith and credit by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Pursuant to an order of Judge Stern of the Federal District Court in New Jersey, Laryssa Elder, as administratrix of the estate of Alfred Elder, has petitioned this court for an order modifying the decree of this court dated May 21, 1975 and signed by my predecessor,…