Wills

Estate Administration

May 21, 2025

🔑 NY: Sample Petition to Compel the Production and Filing of a Will

When dealing with estate matters, there may be situations where a will is...

Wills: Execution

May 18, 2025

🔑 Why Every NY Will Execution Deserves a Follow-Up Letter (Sample Form)

After a will is properly executed, many lawyers close the file and move...

Handwriting Affidavit

May 02, 2025

🔑 NY: Understanding the Handwriting Affidavit in Probate Proceedings

Probate proceedings can involve unexpected complications, especially when key individuals are deceased or...

Wills: Self-Proving Affidavit

May 01, 2025

Proving a Will Without a Self-Proving Affidavit in NY: Lessons from Matter of Lobuono

In New York, a self-proving affidavit is a notarized statement signed by the...

Feb 16, 2025

NY: When Executors Have No Authority Over Real Estate – Lessons from In re Purdy

When it comes to managing an estate, the responsibilities of an executor can...

Dec 15, 2024

NY: Probate Discovery Limits Upheld in Matter of Landau

In Matter of Landau, 2024 NY Slip Op 34301 (NY Sur. Ct., New...

Dec 14, 2024

🔑 NY: Discovery Time Limit In Probate Proceedings

In contested probate proceedings, discovery is typically limited to a five-year time frame...

Rules

Oct 30, 2024

🔑 NY: Surrogates Court Cannot Interpret Will Before Probate

In New York, Surrogate’s Court is bound by statute not to interpret...

Rules

Oct 30, 2024

NY SCPA 1404: Witnesses to Be Examined; Proof Required

New York Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act (SCPA) § 1404 is pivotal in the...

Sep 23, 2024

🔑 NY: Title to Specifically Devised Real Property Vests Immediately at Death

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Sep 11, 2024

🔑 NY SCPA 2508 Filing of will of decedent

SCPA 2508 gives the procedure for filing a decedent's will in...

Sep 11, 2024

🔑 NY: What Does a Lawyer Do With a Testators Will When the Executor Goes Silent?

Here is a tricky scenario that estate planning attorneys sometimes face: The lawyer...

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