In re the Estate of Aaron

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Ulster County (Lalor, S.), entered January 6, 1995, which denied petitioners’ application for, inter alia, a compulsory accounting.

The last will and testament giving rise to this matter was executed by decedent on May 3, 1985, approximately six weeks prior to his death. Included therein were two specific bequests: (1) $50,000 was devised to a named legatee who is not a party herein, and (2) a debt owed to decedent by his son, petitioner Steven L. Aaron (hereinafter Aaron), in the amount of $853,000 was forgiven. The balance of the estate was to…