In re the Estate of Sheppard

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, S.), entered April 8, 2008, which, among other things, granted petitioner’s application to have letters of administration of the estate of Gerald B. Sheppard issued to him.

Decedent died intestate, survived by 10 siblings. Fetitioner, one of decedent’s brothers, applied for letters of administration. Respondent Cheryl Buono, one of decedent’s sisters, objected and sought to be appointed coadministrator. Seven of the siblings supported petitioner’s appointment as sole administrator and three supported appointment of Buono…