In re the Estate of Oestrich

Appeals (1) from two orders of the Surrogate’s Court of Broome County (Peckham, S.), entered July 31, 2008 and September 15, 2008, which, among other things, denied petitioner’s application to cancel her surviving spouse election against decedent’s will, and (2) from an order of said court, entered December 18, 2008, which denied a motion by the executor of decedent’s estate for reconsideration.

Decedent executed a will in November 2004 in which he bequeathed his estate in equal shares to 13 beneficiaries, including petitioner (his spouse). He died in April 2006, his will was *1318admitted to…