MATTER OF DRUMHELLER


163 Misc.2d 760 (1995)

622 N.Y.S.2d 195

In the Matter of The Estate of Curtis H. Drumheller, Deceased.

Surrogate's Court, New York County.

January 13, 1995


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan R. Dawson, New York City, for Linwood W. Drumheller, petitioner. Robert M. Haft, New York City, for Public Administrator of New York County.


RENEE R. ROTH, S.

The issue before the court is whether under the recent amendments to our laws of intestate distribution the Public Administrator has priority to receive letters of administration where one side of the decedent's family is represented by an aunt (or uncle) and the other side is unknown.

In 1992, the Legislature significantly changed the statute governing distribution by intestacy (L...

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