In Matter of Gilmore, the Second Department addressed the unusual situation of the inheritance rights of children who had been born prior to the execution of their father’s Will, but whose existence was unknown to their father until after his Will had been executed. Jack Barnosky discusses the case in our most recent entry.
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No “Wiggle Room” In After-Born Statute
By Eric W. Penzer on
Posted in Probate
Surrogate Riordan of Nassau County recently issued a decision declining to expand the reach of the “after born statute” to non-marital children, acknowledged by the decedent only after his will had been executed. Eric Penzer discusses the case in this week’s entry.
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