Matter of Duzhansky
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a contested probate proceeding, the objectant Regina Duzhanskja appeals from so much of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Kings County (Lopez Torres, S.), dated August 2, 2016, as denied that branch of her motion which was to expand discovery beyond the time period set forth in 22 NYCRR 207.27 with respect to certain medical records of the decedent.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The applicable Uniform Rules for the Surrogate’s Court confines discovery to “a three-year period prior to the date of the propounded instrument and two years thereafter,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re the Estate of WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- In Re the Estate of ConstantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015