In re the Estate of Sommer

*763The Surrogate properly denied the petitioner’s motion to remove the Guardian ad Litem, inasmuch as the petitioner failed to file an affidavit of standing with the court as mandated by SCPA 402 (1) despite repeatedly being advised that such a filing was required. In any event, as accurately noted by the Surrogate, the motion was devoid of merit and was virtually identical to another motion to remove the Guardian ad Litem which the court had denied on the merits only a few months prior to the making of this motion. Additionally, the record supports the Surrogate’s determination that the…