In re the Estate of Castaldo

—Decree, Surrogate’s Court, Bronx County (Lee Holzman, S.), entered April 22, 1992, which judicially settled an account of the decedent’s estate, dismissed all objections, and discharged co-Executrix-Respondent Eugenia Giangrande, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Credible expert evidence supports the Surrogate’s conclusion that the account does not omit or conceal assets of the decedent, or suggest improper appropriation by the proponent. On a bench trial, deference should be accorded the trial court’s determinations based on the credibility of witnesses (Wolfson v Kasa Lithuanian Fed. Credit…